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Michael Lenaimado - Poachers, Politics & The Battle for Survival

00:00 – Aphrodisiacs and Myths 00:52 – East Africa’s Conservation Crisis 01:58 – Meet Ranger Michael Lennai-Maido 02:49 – What Rangers Actually Do 04:06 – Government Rangers vs Community Rangers 07:56 – The Training & Equipment Gap 09:20 – Culture, Terrain and Conflict Patterns 09:56 – How Community Conservancies Began 12:05 – When Wildlife Starts Paying the Community 12:52 – Human–Wildlife Conflict Explained 15:28 – Kenya–Tanzania Coordination on Wildlife Corridors 18:59 – Retaliation, Compensation & Community Pressure 20:55 – What Actually Works: Fences, Pepper, Bees & Light 23:06 – Poaching as Big Business 36:22 – Under Fire: Michael’s Encounters with Poachers 51:57 – The Future: Youth, Tourism & Policy Priorities Poaching networks, shrinking habitats, foreign market demand and political neglect are reshaping conservation across the region. And rangers are paying the highest price. In this episode of Panel 54, veteran ranger Michael Lenaimado joins Waweru Njoroge to break down what’s really happening on the front lines. He exposes how organised poaching networks operate, why demand in China for rhino horn and pangolin scales continues to drive killings, and how weak policy and blocked wildlife corridors are pushing entire ecosystems to the brink. Michael also reveals the human cost: armed confrontations, poor equipment, low pay, no insurance, and communities losing crops, livestock and livelihoods with little compensation. This is a story about survival, sovereignty and the people carrying the weight of conservation — told by a ranger who has lived it. Lagos to Lamu. Cape Town to Cairo. A global perspective through an African lens. 📩 Let’s talk: hello@panel54pod.com Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/panel54pod 🎙 Recorded in Nairobi, Kenya 🎧 Produced by Commex Africa and E & C Talent