A new game plan

UNTIL recently, tour guides at the world-famous Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya had to steer parties of tourists away from certain areas. For although the park is rich in some of the world's largest and most spectacular animals, there was a risk of finding a giraffe or impala wandering around with an arrow sticking out of its neck—hardly the sort of thing that appeals to visitors hoping for a glimpse of unspoiled wildlife. There was little the park rangers, who had no radios, no official vehicles, and had not even been paid for months, could do to deter hunting by local people living adjacent to the park. In short, the management of the reserve had completely broken down.