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Michael Dyer

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I live on Borana Conservancy in Northern Kenya. Our regenerative lifestyle is focused around Conservation , Community ,Culture and Commerce the 4C’s.

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Five years of hard work led to getting @rhinothemovie finished. To have a packed room for a sold out African Premiere to celebrate the people and organisations that had enough trust in me to welcome me into their lives and their work to tell their stories, means the world to me. We’re now going to try and get Rhino into schools and the community and make it available in Kenya. 🇰🇪 Hopefully more to come. To everyone that had a piece of themselves in this film, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

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Today at the premiere, I was truly excited and humbled to see such a huge number of conservationists gathered together, willing to listen to and learn from the dedication, sacrifices, and experiences of us front-line rangers.

It was a special moment to see the people behind conservation come together and give a platform to those who work on the ground every day, protecting wildlife and our natural heritage.

As a front-line ranger, it means a lot to know that our work, our challenges, and our commitment are being heard and appreciated. I am proud to represent the many rangers who continue to serve with passion and dedication, often far from the spotlight.

Thank you to everyone who came to listen, support, and stand with the people on the front line of conservation. 🦏

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We’re so pleased to share that Michael Dyer, Managing Director of Borana, has been shortlisted for the @countryandtownhouse Future Icons Awards 2027 for Sustainability Leader of the Year.

Borana Lodge has also been shortlisted for Responsible Safari Experience.

These two categories mean a huge amount to us. Sustainability and responsible tourism are at the heart of what we do at Borana, from protecting wildlife and restoring habitat to supporting communities around us.

We’re very proud to see Michael and the wider Borana team recognised for the work that goes on behind the scenes every day.

Fingers crossed!

For more information about staying at Borana Lodge, please contact bookings@borana.co.ke

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@boranaconservancy is a Long Run destination. These are carefully selected for their commitment to Community, Culture, Conservation and using Commerce as a tool to drive positive change. @thelongrunorg supports a community of nature-based tourism businesses across the globe that are committed to achieving the highest level of sustainability.⁠ ——————————————————⁠

#AllForConservation#travelwithapurpose#whyILoveKenya #initforthelongrun #exclusivetravel

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2036 is closer than we think.

Michael and his team just launched a ten-year strategy focused on conservation impact, social resilience and financial circularity. Reimagining what safari tourism must become in a changing world.

From restoring black rhino populations to allocating 24% of our published rate directly back to nature. Our commitment remains clear: safeguarding wildlife, supporting our community, securing the future.

The full interview with Michael Dyer and Giles Davies is now live.

Read the article and our full blog via the link in our bio.

For more information about staying at Borana Lodge, please contact bookings@borana.co.ke

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@boranaconservancy is a Long Run destination. These are carefully selected for their commitment to Community, Culture, Conservation and using Commerce as a tool to drive positive change. @thelongrunorg supports a community of nature-based tourism businesses across the globe that are committed to achieving the highest level of sustainability.⁠
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#AllForConservation #Borana#BoranaConservancy #Conservation#BigFive #safari#travelwithapurpose#whyILoveKenya #BoranaLodge#luxurytravel #exclusivetravel#philanthropictravel #travel #africa#walkingsafari #honeymoon#elephant #privatecoservancy#exclusivetravel #luxurytravel#zeropoaching #initforthelongrun

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I’m not sad to pack our bags. Well… not TOO sad. These few weeks at Borana have been wonderful. Sun filled and gentle. Full of food, Kenyan pink light and laughter. We needed that after a turbulent four years of loss, injury and hard work.

I had a few aims for this holiday.

I wanted Pippin to overcome his paralysing fear of water. He has. Only in the last week though!

I wanted Merlin to want to ride again. After losing Mr Pickles he has not been very keen. He’s smiling and cantering about on a horse again which has made us so proud. And he’s learnt to swim - really well.

Jesse rode with us a few times and that made me deliriously happy. He has slept and eaten lots and lots of fresh food and has lost the pallor and chest infection he arrived here with. He’s driven us about and when not tormenting his younger brothers has been funny and good company.

Mole and I are now chomping at the bit to get home and get back to work. Ready to put our beloved house on the market so Mole can go home. Ready to train for @passoftears race properly.

Thank you to our kind and generous friends for putting up with us for so long. It always feels like home here. We love you Dyers, so so much xxx

@boranalodge
@boranaconservancy

#what #a #trip #whyilovekenya #thankyou

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Happy New Year.

This was probably the best New Year I have ever had in the most amazing place on earth. (Other than the highlands!) Loved every moment.

Thank you Nicky

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Happy HAPPY Christmas everyone.

You’ll find me at the bar… 🍸

Sending you lots and lots of joy from @boranalodge 💛⭐️😘

#espressomartini #for #breakfast

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Heeeeehawww

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One of the most intriguing parts of visiting Kenya was seeing the landscapes and animals that aren’t found further south - making them completely new and enthralling to me!

This Grant’s Gazelle was one of those species, and the chance to capture this portrait with the vast plains in the background was too good to pass up!

#safari #kenya #portraits #wildlife #photographer

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I’ve been coming to Borana for twenty years. I worked here when I was eighteen and somehow managed to persuade our lovely friends to keep letting me visit.

What an immense privilege it is to come here and share the magic with my family.

I feel as though I’ve fallen through a portal. It really is like a different world. Full of pink African light, extraordinary animals and the best people. Where old values still ring true. Abundantly.

The children go to bed buzzing. Their heads full of stars and dreams. Then sleep like babies.

Don’t wake me up just yet…please 🙏🏼✨

#kenya #borana #timetobreathe

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THE FRONTLINE

Rangers are at the frontline of wildlife conservation and our collection of fine art prints, ‘REWILD’, support @forrangers , a nonprofit raising funds for rangers.

View the collection at www.stallthreestudio.com/inside-africa.

This clip is from ForRangers. Watch the full film through the link in our bio.

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Michael Dyer is a true-giver to soil. After the severe droughts in the 1980s, a pattern which has only intensified over four decades across Africa, Michael, a third-generation Kenyan, reimagined the property’s future, building one of Kenya’s early eco-lodges and redirecting revenues into conservation and the soil. By helping to establish a thriving population of black and white rhinos and other iconic wildlife, together with around 2,500 head of cattle that graze across tens of thousands of acres of Borana Conservancy under high-density grazing, Michael has brought back a feeling of the time when millions of wild animals roamed freely.

Additionally, he has regenerated areas by creating swales to retain infrequent rains and grass-planting bunds, moving cattle daily under planned management, turning once unhealthy soil into an abundance of healthy topsoil filled with microbial life. Michael and @boranaconservancy are sharing their wisdom with other farmers in Kenya, changing the landscape of a region heavily affected by increasing droughts due to climate change, a soil hero who is reshaping how humans interact with nature. 🌱🐘🐄 @borana1

@insidenatgeo

Slides 1-6 — Photographs by @johnstanmeyer

Slides 7-15 — Photographs by @annie.davarashvili

#SoilExtinction #BoranaConcervancy #NatGeo #InsideNatGeo #Kenya

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