Poaching in Samburu was a very big problem in the Samburu National Game Reserve in the years before the 1980s. The park is now credited to have a very abundant wildlife count. There are large herds of elephants in the Samburu National Game Reserve. This is probably the biggest attraction here.
The park has however run out of some species of world life. This due to the poaching that happened back then. Some of the species that you will not find in the Samburu National Game Reserve are the elephants and yet the park had elephants at some point. There have been strong efforts of conservation in this park since the 1990s. The observation hill was for example a poaching hub but has since become an attraction for view of wild life.
The locals have been involved in the day to day running of the park and this creates employment for them which in turn helps in conservation. There are local projects around the park that you can visit and support the people in the community, in this you will also support the conservation efforts since if the locals are kept engaged then they will not come back to the park to reclaim land or try to do illegal wildlife trade.
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