The Ol Pejeta Conservancy has an annual rainfall of over 700mm per year, received in two main seasons, often with no prolonged dry season. This enhances good growth of grass , which if not grazed, becomes rank, stale and therefore unsuitable for all grazers, including wildlife.
Cattle can be used as a tool to intensively graze such areas to improve the quality. The trampling effect and controlled grazing of cattle can improve the quality of grass very quickly Something that simply cannot be done with wildlife;
The cattle are held overnight in mobile, predator-proof structures, which then create 'hot-spots' of nutrient- rich grass (Cynadon sp.) favoured by all wildlife
The cattle are sprayed against ticks regularly, thereby reducing the tick burden on wildlife and the tick population as a whole.
