After the huge success of our first marathon last year on May 1st in Westgate Community Conservancy, we are now getting ready for the second marathon to be held in a few days. This year will be
Update from Yale; Disneynature’s African Cats Event
Hi everyone, greetings from New Haven, Connecticut. It’s cold and wet and gray so naturally my thoughts are set on that Samburu sun. I’m winding down my first year at the Yale School of Forestry &
Warriors at Work
The Warriors from the Warrior Watch Programme have been engaged in conservation since January 2010. Following the success of the programme, we recently expanded into the neighbouring Mpus Kutuk
Life Inside a Lion Research Camp
Today we have a guest blogger -Shane Dallas – who has supported Ewaso Lions since 2007 and has been a regular visitor to Samburu. We were very happy to host Shane in August 2010 and today he writes
Warrior Watch Expands to Mpus Kutuk
Warriors in Westgate have been engaged in conservation and part of our Warrior Watch programme since January 2010. The 5 warriors from Westgate Community Conservancy have remained enthusiastic and
Mara Connections
We recently returned from a fantastic trip to the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve. Although this provided us with a wildlife spectacle that most of us had only dreamed about before, we also got to
Ewaso Lions visits the famous Maasai Mara
Thanks to our great friend and supporter Chip Owen, the Ewaso Lions team had a fantastic opportunity to visit the famous Maasai Mara Reserve in Southern Kenya, in early February. This educational trip
Water for Wildlife
Over the past few weeks, the drought has worsened in the area. The Ewaso Nyiro River has been dry for a while now and we’ve been digging waterholes in the dry river-bed for the wildlife. Fortunately,
Samburu Faces Another Drought
Samburu has been hit yet again by another prolonged dry period. The area was devastated in 2009 with a very severe drought which killed many animals; both livestock and wildlife. People really
My First Lion
Here is the final blog post from Lauren Ross, our Ewaso Lions intern. Lauren spent a month with us and worked really hard in arranging, entering and analysing all the Warrior Watch data. I hope you