I was in Samburu mid August monitoring the resident lions there. Whilst out early on the 24th of August, I saw lots of lion tracks near the tip of Koitogor Hill. There were tracks everywhere including
Two New Cubs
Nashipai, my favourite lioness, has 2 cubs! They were seen on the 23rd of August near the Hippo Circuit not far from where Nabo and her 3 little ones have been seen often. It is great to finally see
Ewaso Lions in the News
Hello all, I have a few blogs that will be posted over the next few days but in the meantime I wanted to send you the following 2 links where Ewaso Lions has been featured in the news over the past
Lions Kill Elephant
I returned to Echo Lima camp on the evening of the 24th of July from the reserve. Jeneria greeted us and immediately told me of an abandoned elephant calf that had been killed by lions. The day
Real Lions Part 3
I spent a few days in Samburu and Buffalo Springs between the 7th and 10th of August monitoring the resident lions and checking up on Nashipai, Nabo, her cubs and the others. It was a good few days
Real Lions Part 2
After spending one night in the reserve monitoring the resident lions, I returned to Echo Lima camp on the 24th of July. Jeneria and Joseph greeted me and immediately told me that 4 lions had killed a
Real Lions Part 1
Towards the end of June, everyone was hearing lions at night; the nearby lodge staff to our South, the community headquarters staff to our North and the Sasaab village people a few kilometers away.
Cubs at last…
On the 29th of June, I received word from one of the resident driver guides in Samburu that he had seen 3 little lion cubs 2 days ago! Some background: The last time we had cubs in Samburu was in May
Walk-follow-stop
Two days after I saw Nashipai, Nabo and Uni, I was leaving camp at 5:45 am when I suddenly heard lions. I drove out of camp quickly knowing that lions were nearby. I saw tracks immediately and
Nashipai at last
Sorry for the delay in writing this post! The good news is that Nashipai is finally back! Last week, whilst out lion monitoring, I was in Buffalo Springs when I got a radio message that 3 lionesses