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SPECIAL REPORT: Saving Amboseli with brutality and betrayal

A giraffe ensnared by a fence in Amboseli National Park. Zoning regulations restrict land owners from erecting fences on wildlife corridors. [Francis Ontomwa, Standard]

Irregular land allocation, human encroachment, and allegations of human rights abuses form the core of a simmering conflict in one of Kenya's most crucial and scenic natural ecosystems-Amboseli.

This vast wildlife haven, renowned for its breathtaking views and rich biodiversity, is now at the center of a bitter dispute involving state agencies, Kajiado county, conservation groups, and disenfranchised landowners.

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