*[Enwl-eng] URGENT: 7 days to save the Maasai Mara

[ecology]

A luxury hotel development is threatening natural balance

                        Kenya’s Great Migration is one of the world’s 
natural wonders: millions of wildebeests, zebras, and other grazing animals 
crossing the plains of the Serengeti to find food and water.

                        Now, Ritz-Carlton has built a massive luxury complex 
right in the middle of it, and Maasai leaders and conservationists are 
speaking out.

                        There’s a massive chance to show our opposition in 
just two weeks. Add your name and share widely to save the Great Migration:

                         Sign the petition


            In a spectacular, remote corner of the Maasai Mara reserve, 
something extraordinary happens every year: millions of wildebeest, zebra 
and other animals cross the plain as part of the Great Migration.

            Now they have a new landlord: Ritz-Carlton.

            The hotel chain built a $5,000 per night luxury resort right at 
a crucial river bend, and now they’ve won a gag order on the Maasai elder 
defending the Great Migration, as a group of Maasai sue them over the hotel.

            Conservationists are reporting major wildlife impacts, with 
elephants searching for ways to cross the river after more than a decade of 
doing it in one spot: right where this resort is.

            In just two weeks, there’s a critical hearing in the Maasai case 
against the hotel, and local activists still think the hotel could have its 
permits removed — and even be torn down. Let’s get behind them with a global 
call and give the Maasai and the wildlife back what’s theirs:

            Sign and share to throw Ritz-Carlton out of the Maasai Mara

            Sustainable tourism is an important part of keeping wildlife 
corridors like this alive. Intrusive luxury amusement parks for the 
uber-rich are the opposite. Marriott has no history of conservation or 
commitment to the community.

            Ritz-Carlton’s tagline for the hotel is “offering front-row 
seats to one of the world’s greatest natural wonders”. That’s exactly the 
problem. Super-rich guests are getting exclusive access at the expense of 
the animals themselves, and without any attempt at conservation or 
ecological stewardship.

            The lodge is built right on top of the river in a way that 
impedes the animals’ movements and puts stress on them by being so close. 
One Maasai leader called it “one of the most favoured corridors” for the 
animals.

            In fact, a recent video shows a litany of problems: a massive 
warehouse not in the original plans, 20+ buildings for a site licensed for 
18 beds, modification of the river bank itself, buildings inside the river 
protection setback zone, and a MASSIVE footprint on the land, much larger 
than the public plans they submitted.

            Here’s the resort, crammed right along the river bend:


            Now rumours and controversy are swirling. There’s the legal 
challenge, and the gag order against a Maasai elder. The President of Kenya, 
who gave Ritz a development exemption in the first place, has come out in 
support of the hotel. And now the Kenyan Wildlife Service recently said that 
the migration is not affected. But conservationists worry they’re wrong – 
and that’s not the only issue (permits, consent, etc).

            There’s another court hearing on December 19. Let’s show Ritz 
that the world is watching — and show the Maasai that we’re with them as 
they fight this luxury stain on their land.

            Sign and share everywhere: protect the Great Migration!


             Sign the petition
            Thanks for all that you do,
            Danny, Fatah, Vanessa and the team at Ekō



            More information:

            Is a New $3,500-a-Night Safari Camp Blocking a Wildlife 
Corridor?
            New York Times 24 November 2025
            Ritz-Carlton's $5,000-a-night safari lodge threatens critical 
wildlife corridor, conservationists warn
            NBC 29 November 2025
            Kenya Wildlife Service rejects wildebeest migration concerns 
linked to luxury lodge
            Reuters 27 November 2025








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      From: Save the Maasai Mara, Ekō <us at eko.org>
      Date: сб, 13 дек. 2025 г. в 02:05
      Subject: URGENT: 7 days to save the Maasai Mara







 
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