Bongo Programme
Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy's Dr. Robert Aruho Appointed to Lead Global Antelope Conservation Efforts
14 July 2026
Nature RestoredTogether
Restoring life and inspiring responsibility in the foothills of Mount Kenya, protecting endangered species alongside the communities who share the mountain.
Nature lived as one
At MKWC, we believe nature is not a monument to protect. It’s a living practice, renewed by each connection. It happens when people and nature find each other, when curiosity turns into care, and when understanding turns into shared action. We don’t reinvent conservation. We keep it alive, by opening its doors, by making space for diversity, proximity, and participation.
Every visitor, every ranger, every species, every moment of learning adds to the same story: the story of a world still finding balance, still growing, still becoming. We are not keeping the past alive; we are cultivating the future. And the future is built together, one connection at a time. An invitation. To come closer. To take part, and keep nature in the making.
A Legacy Rooted in the Mountain
Our story began in the 1960s, when a game ranch at the foot of Mount Kenya took in its first orphaned wild animals. In 2004, that work became Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, a registered Kenyan conservation trust with a clear purpose: to give threatened wildlife, above all the critically endangered Mountain Bongo, a route back to the wild.
Two decades on, that purpose has grown into a working conservancy of rescue teams, breeding programmes and a new generation of Kenyan conservationists.
Conservation With Vision
Every programme we run reflects decades of field experience and real, patient results. We build lasting impact that ripples outward, from a single rescued animal to the recovery of an entire ecosystem. At MKWC, the focus began with the critically endangered Mountain Bongo, but over the years, other endangered species have been entrusted to us as custodians for their protection and survival.
Our vets and rangers work around the clock to give every rescued animal a second chance, home to over 30 species, whether recovery means release back to the wild or a lifelong home with us.
Learn MoreGuardians of the Mountain Bongo
Flagship Conservation Programme
Fewer than eighty Mountain Bongo remain in the wild in Kenya. Our breeding and rewilding programme is a Centre of Excellence for the Mountain Bongo reintroduction, breeding a genetically robust herd and preparing them, one generation at a time, to return to the highland forests of Mount Kenya.
Guardians of the Mountain Bongo
Flagship Conservation Programme
Fewer than eighty Mountain Bongo remain in the wild in Kenya. Our breeding and rewilding programme is a Centre of Excellence for the Mountain Bongo reintroduction, breeding a genetically robust herd and preparing them, one generation at a time, to return to the highland forests of Mount Kenya.
100+
Mountain Bongos in the breeding programme
As at September 2026
45,000+
Indigenous trees planted
35,000+
Students educated every year
90+
Local people directly employed
Trek for the Bongo: 2027 Edition
Follow Us As We Trek for the Bongo in 2027
Every step across Mount Kenya raises funds and awareness for the rewilding of our flagship species.
Dates to be confirmed, register early for a place on the mountain.
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Bongo Programme
MKWC Receives Four Mountain Bongo to Strengthen the Breeding Herd
June 2026
Partnership
New Partnership Expands the Bongo Rewilding Programme
May 2026
Partners and Membership
Conservation Is a Shared Endeavour
We are proud to work alongside government bodies, fellow conservancies and institutions who share our commitment to protecting the wildlife of Mount Kenya.
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Be Part of the Herd
There are many ways to protect the wildlife of Mount Kenya. Choose the one that moves you.
Donate
Fund the day to day care, veterinary work and rewilding that keeps endangered species alive.
Adopt
Symbolically adopt a Mountain Bongo, an elephant, a big cat or any of our animals in the Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, and follow your animal's journey towards the wild.
Volunteer
Join our rangers, vets and educators on the ground and give your time to the mountain.