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Have changed the first paragraph to give the true meaning of Mara - it is not named after the river that runs through it, the river is in fact named after the area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mponin —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.201.217.227 ( talk) 08:09, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
I've just changed any terms from Park to Reserve as the Mara is a national reserve, not a park. It is also not managed by KWS - instead it is by the two district councils, Trans-Mara and Narok. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mara Lover ( talk • contribs) 09:34, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
I've just removed five external links from the page, per WP:EL. Several were blatantly commercial, but there were a couple (the maps, in particular) which I was mildly unsure about. If anyone thinks there's a case to justify them, lets discuss it here and then consider adding them back. Eve Hall ( talk) 13:59, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
This Wiki has no real map of the Reserve. I think it would be worth either including a map or adding decent links. Anyone with a decent map? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.101.79.190 ( talk) 21:12, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
I undid five reverts from user Maasaimara. It was an obvious attempt to establish an alternate spelling of 'Masai Mara' and therewith justify the spelling in his/her advertisement-link. -- R.Schuster ( talk) 07:10, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
I've just changed the spelling back over to Maasai Mara as this appears to be the preferred spelling of both Narok and Trans Mara County Councils, and also appears on the Mara Triangle website as such: www.maratriangle.org . 5th February 2011.
I have changed back the name of the park to Masai Mara, although I couldn't figure out how to change the main title. Maasai is not the official name of the park. It is 'Masai' because it was named in the colonial era and has not been changed. I am an anthropologist and I study the Maasai. I lived 10 miles from the Oloolaimutia gate for a year. That is in Narok county, what used to known as the constituency of Narok South. The Maasai people corrected the spelling of the name of their community, but the spelling of the Mara has not been changed. Every road sign, map, and the ranger station signs all read 'Masai Mara'. It is also on all official documentation. 7.3.15
BENEFIT OF PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE MAU FOREST From a concern ranger/guide in the Masai Mara, we are proud to say that the conservation of the Mao forest, has brought several privileges to the Mara. First the levels of the Mara river waters, has came back to its original, and the normal levels. Which as a results it has sent celebration to the aquatic Animals, the Hippopotamus, (hippopotomus amphibias),crocodile,(crocodylus niloticus),mud fish. Due to the conducive environment in the river. To add flavors the grate migration of the Wildebeest has come back to its normal status hens increasing the number of tourist visiting the Mara. It also to our grate concern us lovers of nature and conservationist to sent the appreciation to the president, prime-minister, ministry of environment. For their commitments in the saving and conserving of the Mao forest. I plead to the tourist and donors to came and experience the the original status of the Mara that you new before. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.201.217.245 ( talk) 09:16, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
I removed a sentence on cheetah population declining due to tourism because the research articles I'm reading all seem to indicate that population decline is due to human encroachment (mostly cattle grazing) and NOT tourism. If someone can find a reputable research citation that says tourists are causing it, we should probably add something back. The only reference I found was on a tour Web site. Donlammers ( talk) 02:31, 24 October 2010 (UTC)The correct spelling of Maasai Mara?
The preferred spelling of Narok County Council, the Mara Conservancy and the Kenya Tourism Board is with the double 'aa'.
http://www.narokcountycouncil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=75 http://www.maratriangle.org/maasai-mara/ http://www.magicalkenya.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=231&Itemid=221
41.80.196.161 ( talk) 11:44, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
It's also the way the tribe local to the area spells and pronounces its name. 173.73.124.195 ( talk) 19:40, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
The correct spelling is with a double 'aa' as per the Narok and Trans Mara County Councils, as per the Kenya Ministry of Tourism, and as per the Mara Conservancy that manage part of the area:
http://www.narokcountycouncil.org/ http://maratriangle.org/maasai-mara http://www.magicalkenya.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=231&Itemid=221
Why does R.Schuster keep reverting the page to the old colonial spelling. Please have respect for our culture and language - even when our language is written in English it is with the double 'aa' spelling.
I apologise for breaking the rules, Wikipedia is not the easiest of websites to learn and as you can guess I am quite new here but I do now realise my mistake. I would like for the correct spelling to be used for Maasai Mara National Reserve. The spelling as used by the local Maasai County Councils, by our Government Tourism Website, and by such groups like the World Bank: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/KENYAEXTN/Resources/Tourism_Report-ESW_Kenya_Final_May_2010.pdf
41.80.196.161 ( talk) 12:08, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
Nonsense. The correct and official spelling used by the Government of Kenya is Masai Mara. Even your link to the World Bank spells it 'Masai'! The Maasai people have a different spelling. It is a colonial era spelling to us 'Masai' but it is also still the official spelling. An actual Kenyan would know this.
The result of the move request was: page moved. Ronhjones (Talk) 23:20, 24 February 2011 (UTC). I've also (I think) sorted out the very unnecessary cut and paste of this page before the move was actioned. Ronhjones (Talk) 23:28, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Masai Mara → Maasai Mara — The proposed title is the correct name as used by the governing bodies that manage the area ( Narok County Council and The Mara Conservancy It is also the preferred spelling on the official Kenya Tourism Website. The only argument against this move so far is the number of google hits between the two spellings - Masai Mara gets about 1,570,000 results and Maasai Mara gets about 634,000 results, however the quality of these websites should be considered. The double 'aa' spelling of Maasai Mara is used by the examples given above and the World Bank, WWF, and UNEP. The misspelling continues due to the number of tour operators who try to get visitors to their website, but it is respectful to the Maasai culture if the correct spelling is re-established.-- 41.81.6.224 ( talk) 05:59, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
"masai" site:go.ke
:
About 5,920 results"maasai" site:go.ke
:
About 1,230 resultsThe misspelling with 'aa' is mainly proposed by right-wing demagogues. Newly found tour operators and other tourism related enterprises support the spelling with 'aa' too, because company names and internet domains with the correct 'a'-spelling are taken (long time) by established companies or organizations. This is nothing less than the attempt to abuse Wikipedia for political and commercial interests. WP:NPOV, WP:OR. -- R.Schuster ( talk) 06:38, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
With time, it might be a good idea to add other threats such as: poaching, human encroachment, uncontrolled building of tourist camps and lodges and the proposed Serengeti Road. 86.156.207.164 ( talk) 14:02, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Would it be a good idea to list films, documentaries and TV programs filmed in the Maasai Mara?
A quick start:
TV Big Cat Diary
Film African Cats 86.156.207.164 ( talk) 14:01, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
when is the right time to visit Maasaimara? regards, Senthil Kumar Senthilkumar@mehtagroup.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.157.18.78 ( talk) 08:23, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
Could you please provide citations for this statement "The leader of Masai Mara tribe is King Atish Korean". -- Sinimimi ( talk) 16:06, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
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Have changed the first paragraph to give the true meaning of Mara - it is not named after the river that runs through it, the river is in fact named after the area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mponin —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.201.217.227 ( talk) 08:09, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
I've just changed any terms from Park to Reserve as the Mara is a national reserve, not a park. It is also not managed by KWS - instead it is by the two district councils, Trans-Mara and Narok. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mara Lover ( talk • contribs) 09:34, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
I've just removed five external links from the page, per WP:EL. Several were blatantly commercial, but there were a couple (the maps, in particular) which I was mildly unsure about. If anyone thinks there's a case to justify them, lets discuss it here and then consider adding them back. Eve Hall ( talk) 13:59, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
This Wiki has no real map of the Reserve. I think it would be worth either including a map or adding decent links. Anyone with a decent map? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.101.79.190 ( talk) 21:12, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
I undid five reverts from user Maasaimara. It was an obvious attempt to establish an alternate spelling of 'Masai Mara' and therewith justify the spelling in his/her advertisement-link. -- R.Schuster ( talk) 07:10, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
I've just changed the spelling back over to Maasai Mara as this appears to be the preferred spelling of both Narok and Trans Mara County Councils, and also appears on the Mara Triangle website as such: www.maratriangle.org . 5th February 2011.
I have changed back the name of the park to Masai Mara, although I couldn't figure out how to change the main title. Maasai is not the official name of the park. It is 'Masai' because it was named in the colonial era and has not been changed. I am an anthropologist and I study the Maasai. I lived 10 miles from the Oloolaimutia gate for a year. That is in Narok county, what used to known as the constituency of Narok South. The Maasai people corrected the spelling of the name of their community, but the spelling of the Mara has not been changed. Every road sign, map, and the ranger station signs all read 'Masai Mara'. It is also on all official documentation. 7.3.15
BENEFIT OF PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE MAU FOREST From a concern ranger/guide in the Masai Mara, we are proud to say that the conservation of the Mao forest, has brought several privileges to the Mara. First the levels of the Mara river waters, has came back to its original, and the normal levels. Which as a results it has sent celebration to the aquatic Animals, the Hippopotamus, (hippopotomus amphibias),crocodile,(crocodylus niloticus),mud fish. Due to the conducive environment in the river. To add flavors the grate migration of the Wildebeest has come back to its normal status hens increasing the number of tourist visiting the Mara. It also to our grate concern us lovers of nature and conservationist to sent the appreciation to the president, prime-minister, ministry of environment. For their commitments in the saving and conserving of the Mao forest. I plead to the tourist and donors to came and experience the the original status of the Mara that you new before. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.201.217.245 ( talk) 09:16, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
I removed a sentence on cheetah population declining due to tourism because the research articles I'm reading all seem to indicate that population decline is due to human encroachment (mostly cattle grazing) and NOT tourism. If someone can find a reputable research citation that says tourists are causing it, we should probably add something back. The only reference I found was on a tour Web site. Donlammers ( talk) 02:31, 24 October 2010 (UTC)The correct spelling of Maasai Mara?
The preferred spelling of Narok County Council, the Mara Conservancy and the Kenya Tourism Board is with the double 'aa'.
http://www.narokcountycouncil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=75 http://www.maratriangle.org/maasai-mara/ http://www.magicalkenya.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=231&Itemid=221
41.80.196.161 ( talk) 11:44, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
It's also the way the tribe local to the area spells and pronounces its name. 173.73.124.195 ( talk) 19:40, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
The correct spelling is with a double 'aa' as per the Narok and Trans Mara County Councils, as per the Kenya Ministry of Tourism, and as per the Mara Conservancy that manage part of the area:
http://www.narokcountycouncil.org/ http://maratriangle.org/maasai-mara http://www.magicalkenya.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=231&Itemid=221
Why does R.Schuster keep reverting the page to the old colonial spelling. Please have respect for our culture and language - even when our language is written in English it is with the double 'aa' spelling.
I apologise for breaking the rules, Wikipedia is not the easiest of websites to learn and as you can guess I am quite new here but I do now realise my mistake. I would like for the correct spelling to be used for Maasai Mara National Reserve. The spelling as used by the local Maasai County Councils, by our Government Tourism Website, and by such groups like the World Bank: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/KENYAEXTN/Resources/Tourism_Report-ESW_Kenya_Final_May_2010.pdf
41.80.196.161 ( talk) 12:08, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
Nonsense. The correct and official spelling used by the Government of Kenya is Masai Mara. Even your link to the World Bank spells it 'Masai'! The Maasai people have a different spelling. It is a colonial era spelling to us 'Masai' but it is also still the official spelling. An actual Kenyan would know this.
The result of the move request was: page moved. Ronhjones (Talk) 23:20, 24 February 2011 (UTC). I've also (I think) sorted out the very unnecessary cut and paste of this page before the move was actioned. Ronhjones (Talk) 23:28, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Masai Mara → Maasai Mara — The proposed title is the correct name as used by the governing bodies that manage the area ( Narok County Council and The Mara Conservancy It is also the preferred spelling on the official Kenya Tourism Website. The only argument against this move so far is the number of google hits between the two spellings - Masai Mara gets about 1,570,000 results and Maasai Mara gets about 634,000 results, however the quality of these websites should be considered. The double 'aa' spelling of Maasai Mara is used by the examples given above and the World Bank, WWF, and UNEP. The misspelling continues due to the number of tour operators who try to get visitors to their website, but it is respectful to the Maasai culture if the correct spelling is re-established.-- 41.81.6.224 ( talk) 05:59, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
"masai" site:go.ke
:
About 5,920 results"maasai" site:go.ke
:
About 1,230 resultsThe misspelling with 'aa' is mainly proposed by right-wing demagogues. Newly found tour operators and other tourism related enterprises support the spelling with 'aa' too, because company names and internet domains with the correct 'a'-spelling are taken (long time) by established companies or organizations. This is nothing less than the attempt to abuse Wikipedia for political and commercial interests. WP:NPOV, WP:OR. -- R.Schuster ( talk) 06:38, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
With time, it might be a good idea to add other threats such as: poaching, human encroachment, uncontrolled building of tourist camps and lodges and the proposed Serengeti Road. 86.156.207.164 ( talk) 14:02, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Would it be a good idea to list films, documentaries and TV programs filmed in the Maasai Mara?
A quick start:
TV Big Cat Diary
Film African Cats 86.156.207.164 ( talk) 14:01, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
when is the right time to visit Maasaimara? regards, Senthil Kumar Senthilkumar@mehtagroup.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.157.18.78 ( talk) 08:23, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
Could you please provide citations for this statement "The leader of Masai Mara tribe is King Atish Korean". -- Sinimimi ( talk) 16:06, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
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