Mwaluganje elephant sanctuary

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Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary (MES) is a community-owned elephant park in the Coast Province of Kenya, in the Kwale district. It is located 45 km southwest of Mombasa and is adjacent to the Shimba Hills National Reserve. The sanctuary was formed in the early 1990's as a cooperative project between the people of the surrounding Mwaluganje community, United States Agency for International Development, and the Born Free Foundation and the Eden Wildlife Trust.

MES is an example of ecotourism, as well as community-based-conservation efforts, both of which are very recent trends in conservation management.

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