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Rapid response to canine distemper outbreak

In early October, our field team located a very sick African wild dog (also known as painted dogs in southern Africa) in Samburu, manifesting with diarhoea, discharges from eyes and isolated from his group (normally wild dogs stay in a pack).

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Universities gather for a Wildlife Conservation Symposium

These were questions posed at Ewaso Lions first ever Wildlife Conservation Symposium held at the University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus in September.

A New Curriculum for Ewaso Lions learners

They could write their names. They could go to a bank and open an account. They could vote. But classes at the Warrior Watch school and the Mama Simba school every week were getting a bit boring. A little abstract. They were learning lots of English words they wouldn’t really use.

Wildlife gaming brought to life: The Conservation Game

Ewaso Lions’ three community programmes – Warrior Watch, Mama Simba, and Lions Kids Camp – cut across all genders and age groups. The goals and approach for every program differ but it all comes down to saving lions. To make the work come alive, we often have to remind ourselves about the actual challenges facing lions. What better way to bring the lessons home than to play a game?

This is the only place on Earth where lions live alone

Samburu moms are also very resourceful. For instance, in lion prides, females leave their cubs with “babysitters,” but these lionesses take their cubs with them everywhere, even on the hunt, Bhalla says. In fact, Magilani taught her three-month-old cub to take down a small antelope, a “remarkable” feat, she says.