GZT recently recruited a new scout in Kalama, who immediately proved just how committed she is to conserving Grevy’s zebra. One morning Wankare Lekuancha was patrolling along the Lablab lugga (dry riverbed) and encountered two Grevy’s zebra moving along the lugga trying unsuccessfully to get at the water in a few little wet spots. With a broad smile, she said, “I knew it was time for me to do something. I felt I already knew one duty of a Grevy’s Zebra Scout – to help Grevy’s zebra access water!”
Wankare went into the lugga and dug a small shallow well, as luckily the water level under the sandy riverbed was still high. Within minutes she had made a good pool of water. She then walked up the side of the lugga to wait patiently for the zebra to come back down and find the water. Her efforts paid off. After a while, the two Grevy’s returned and drank at her shallow well. She said, “I felt a sigh of happiness going through my whole body. I felt I did something great today.”
The water point is now permanently used by ten Grevy’s zebra who come there to drink, and is being actively managed by GZT with the help of Wankare.
