The Selenkay Conservation Area lies a few miles north of Amboseli National Park and is an important dispersal area and rangeland for wildlife migrating out of Amboseli. In May 1997 a Kenyan organisation, Porini Ecotourism, agreed with the local Maasai community to set aside the area as a reserve for wildlife so that the habitat could be protected and wildlife conserved. The community are receiving a rent for the lease of the area by Porini Ecotourism plus an entry fee for each tourist visitor.

A network of tracks has been installed for access to the Conservation Area and game viewing by four wheel drive vehicle. All roads have been constructed using local labour so that members of the community gain employment from the Conservation Area. In addition to the road maintenance team, ten Game Scouts have been employed to carry out patrols to see that the wildlife is protected.

A safari to the Selenkay Conservation Area is operated every week from Nairobi on Sunday and Wednesdays staying 2 nights at the Porini Camp. Selenkay Conservation Area is well off the beaten track and has not been visited by tourists until now. It lies in the heart of Maasailand and the animals are truly wild and not yet habituated to the presence of vehicles. The numbers of tourist visitors are being limited to a maximum of 8 per day to retain the wild and unspoilt nature of the area and to minimise the impact on the environment.

Within the Conservation Area the following animals have been seen in recent months: elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, Thomson's and Grant's gazelles, gerenuk, impala, oryx, lesser kudu, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, warthog, striped hyena, jackals, bat-eared fox, African wild cat, serval cat, genet cat, mongoose, ostrich, honey badger and porcupine . Birdlife is prolific especially birds of prey.