to provide a high level of protection for the wildlife, especially the endangered wildlife, as well as the people on lewa wildlife conservancy, it is essential to have an extremely effective security system. lewa's security operation includes a well-trained and highly motivated ranger force, both armed and unarmed; a tracker dog team; and reliable communications network with its neighbours, the kenya wildlife service (kws), local government agencies, community conservancies affiliated to the northern rangelands trust and private wildlife conservation projects and conservancies in the area. regular aerial surveillance is carried out and the boundary electric game fence is maintained.