A Chinese civil servant went on safari in Kenya. Now lions are his life一位中国公务员去肯尼亚看了一次野生动物，从此把一生交给了狮子
The South China Morning Post profiles HWF co-founder Simba (Zhuo Qiang) and the community conservancy model he helped build in the Maasai Mara《南华早报》专访 HWF 联合创始人星巴（卓强），介绍他在马赛马拉参与建立的社区保护区模式
- Publication刊物
- South China Morning Post南华早报
- Author作者
- Jevans NyabiageJevans Nyabiage
- Published发布
Hong Kong's English-language daily, founded in 1903. Reported by Jevans Nyabiage for its China–Africa relations coverage.香港英文日报，1903 年创刊。本文为其「中非关系」栏目报道，记者 Jevans Nyabiage。
The South China Morning Post profiled Simba (Zhuo Qiang), a co-founder of the Habitat Watcher Foundation, after he hosted the first China–Kenya Wildlife Conservation Cooperation Forum in Nairobi in June 2024. The article follows him from a 15-year career in the Chongqing government to the Maasai Mara, and the community-led conservancy model he helped pioneer at Ol Kinyei. The article itself does not mention HWF by name.2024 年 6 月，星巴（卓强）在内罗毕主办首届中肯野生动物保护合作论坛，《南华早报》随后对他做了专访。文章讲述他从重庆市政府工作 15 年到扎根马赛马拉，以及他在奥肯耶参与开创的社区主导型保护模式。星巴是栖息地守望者基金会联合创始人之一；报道本身没有提到本基金会。
What the article reports报道要点
- In June 2024 Simba hosted the first China–Kenya Wildlife Conservation Cooperation Forum in Nairobi; hundreds of Chinese citizens and organisations attended, and several Chinese companies made donations.2024 年 6 月，星巴在内罗毕主办首届中肯野生动物保护合作论坛，数百位在肯中国公民和机构参加，多家中资企业现场捐赠。
- At Ol Kinyei Conservancy, about 73 km², roughly 1,200 Maasai families contribute land and share in visitor fees; Simba told SCMP that family income rose from about US$500 to US$3,700 a year.奥肯耶保护区约 73 平方公里，约 1200 户马赛家庭出让土地、分享游客门票收入；星巴告诉记者，户均年收入从约 500 美元增加到 3700 美元。
- Other communities came to learn the model and set up their own conservancies around the Maasai Mara.其他社区前来学习这一模式，在马赛马拉周边建起了自己的保护区。
- Donated vehicles, motorcycles and equipment have supported lion-proof livestock enclosures that reduce conflict between lions and herders.捐赠的车辆、摩托车和装备，支持修建了防狮围栏，减少狮子与牧民的冲突。