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The women putting community at the heart of elephant conservation

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Reteti elephant sanctuary in northern Kenya, founded as Africa's first Indigenous-owned facility, is empowering Samburu women like keeper Dorothy Lowakutuk to lead conservation work and gain economic independence, challenging patriarchal traditions while protecting wildlife in a region where elephants and human communities share the same landscape.

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