A few nights ago I woke up at 3 am to hear hyenas all around my tent at the Echo Lima Camp in West Gate Community Conservancy. They were whooping and running around everywhere. This went on for about
Ewaso Lions Donates Books to Local Primary School
I have worked with Lpus Leluai Primary School in West Gate Community Conservancy for many years. It is a school I believe in greatly which has a lot of potential and some smart kids. The school
Magilani
Magilani. She is a beautiful lioness surviving by herself in the Conservation Area in West Gate Community Conservancy. Here is her story… Last year I was fortunate to see my first group of “Real
Conservation Area – West Gate Community Conservancy
I moved to Westgate Community Conservancy in May 2008, and set up the Ewaso Lions Camp here. Westgate is a community owned and managed group ranch, where local communities, their livestock and
More Photos of Uni’s Cubs and A Thank You!
Sauwah, thank you so much for your donation and your continued support! Uni’s 4 little cubs are definitely very cute and the photo in my previous blog entry was a male cub. Two of the cubs are male
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Big Bull Elephant Dies Mysteriously
A few weeks ago, whilst we were in camp we heard that a bull elephant had died about 1 km away. This big bull is a known individual, called Esidai, and has been studied for many years by the Save the
Thank you Kevin and Brenton!
Dear Kevin and Brenton, Thank you for your donations towards a new camp mess tent after reading our appeal. We hope to receive more funds over the next 2-3 months and this will enable us to erect a
Buffalo Chases Lions… Again!!!
A few days ago I was tracking Lguret, the lion we radio-collared a month ago, when I found him walking in some saltbush plains watching a buffalo in Samburu National Reserve. He was with his brother
Watching A Giraffe Give Birth!
I was very fortunate yesterday to witness something very special. I had gone out just before noon to collect some lion scat in Samburu National Reserve, when I drove around the corner and saw a new
Hyenas Everywhere… and a Special Predator Sighting
Exciting news! Although we hear hyenas almost every night from the Echo Lima Camp in West Gate Community Conservancy, it is always hard to see them and so far we’ve only managed to get quick glimpses