El Karama Wildlife Conservancy
Lavinia Grant Books
Lavinia Grant has been observing and meticulously recording the natural world of El Karama for over 50 years. A well-known artist, she has also published many books highlighting the wildlife, natural environment and flora and fauna found here on the Conservancy.
A lifelong advocate for sustainability and conservation, Lavinia ensures that her books are printed by a company which shares her values; her recently finished 15 book series was printed by a carbon neutral company using recycled paper.
The books can be purchased at Juttsons Bookshop in Nanyuki, as well as at several lodges in Laikipia, including our own El Karama Lodge. Lavinia very kindly donates all her books to El Karama Wildlife Conservancy to raise money for conservation.
Educational Nature
Lavinia's books are of an educational nature. She has recently finished a series of 15 books which highlight several of the different wildlife species and natural environments found on El Karama. These beautifully illustrated and informative books are intended to inspire children about nature but can be enjoyed at any age.
The titles in her 15 book series are:
A Vulture Book
A Grant's Gazelle Book
A Warthog Book
An Impala Book
A Giraffe Book
A Grévy's Zebra Book
An Hadada Ibis Book
An Elephant Book
A Bushbuck Book
A Bush Baby Book
Olive Baboons
Around The Dams
Along The River
On The Rocks
Night-Time In The Bush
Botanical Books
Lavinia is an accomplished artist who has won awards from Kew Gardens in London for her botanical illustrations. She has recently produced two wonderful volumes depicting the flora of Laikipia: Some Trees and Shrubs of Laikipia, Kenya and Wild Flowering Plants of Laikipia, Kenya. She is currently working on several new volumes on the grasses, mammals and birds of Laikipia.