GZT and EL have worked together before. They both operate in the same area and employ many of the same conservation techniques. This year, the pandemic forced both groups to adapt. Meetings they once held with locals to reduce conflict with lions now happened in smaller groups
WILD ELEMENTS Foundation launches with unprecedented approach to investing in Women Conservation Leaders
WILD ELEMENTS Foundation will use the power of storytelling to raise the voices of women pioneers paving their own sustainable path forward, changing the world one brilliant program at a time. Deemed WILD Innovators by the Foundation, ten women-led projects from across the globe will be partnered with WILD Advocates (artists and influencers) who will utilize their digital platforms to bring much-needed awareness to new audiences.
Innovator: Resson Kantai Duff, Kenya (Ewaso Lions)
Advocate: Elizabeth Gillies
Becoming a Wild Innovator for Wild Elements
Today, I am thrilled to have become a Wild Innovator with the newly launched WILD ELEMENTS Foundation on behalf of Ewaso Lions. WILD ELEMENTS consists of three unique organizations accelerating conservation efforts and scaling global environmental change by protecting humankind, animalkind, and plantkind.
Our 2020 Annual Report is Out!
We are excited to share with you our 2020 Annual Report as told by the team. Putting together this report has made us realise that there is so much to celebrate despite the crises we all endured together. One of our main highlights has been that a whopping 11 cubs were born last year, and all of them have survived!
Lion conservation in a time of corona
These are the questions our team has been asked by lots of concerned friends and partners over the past few months. These questions have given us an opportunity to reflect on and think about the year. At the onset of Covid-19 in Kenya and when our government put in restrictions, Ewaso Lions implemented a strict protocol
A Community Lioness
Naramat means “the caring one,” which not only captures the lioness’s qualities, but also that of the conservationists who have monitored her and the communities who have embraced her for 12 years. She is a special lioness because rather than living inside
Building a road to recovery for subtle racism in conservation (commentary)
Commentary by Resson Kantai Duff (Kenya) on 19 November 2020 The following stories are based on firsthand experiences, personal observations, and eyewitness accounts related to race and
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Growing Our Reach: A toolkit enabling effective intergenerational leadership for advancing conservation
Growing Our Reach: A toolkit enabling effective intergenerational leadership for advancing conservation. A publication by IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Young Professionals – [Sarah Chiles,
Jeremy Lucas Education Fund Students Report
Ewaso Lions recognises the critical link between education and conservation. Tomorrow’s wildlife leaders must be equipped with a solid education today, empowering them to make informed choices to tackle the challenges facing Africa’s wildlife and people. Students from northern Kenya finish primary school but lack