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Zebra paraded along the ridge line as the sun rose over the Maasai Mara. A secretary bird stalked the ground for insects and snakes. Across the plains, topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles grazed. A pair of large hyenas watched us from the hills, before slinking off to rest from a night of hunting.

This wildlife-rich scene in Olare Motorogi Conservancy, bordering Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve, was a sight to behold. But

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