Several days ago, a 1-year-old lion cub named Loeku was separated from his mother and the rest of the pride in Samburu National Reserve. Tourism vehicles in the park overcrowded and disturbed the
Nashipai Not Seen For Weeks
I have known Nashipai for over 12 years. Through the years, this beautiful lioness has taught me everything I know about Samburu lions and has been a personal favourite of mine. She has had many cubs
How Ewaso Lions Adapts to Climate Change
This article was originally posted on ClimatePrep By Alison Clausen, as told by Shivani Bhalla, Ewaso Lions Ewaso Lions was established in 2007 with the aim of conserving Kenya’s lions and other
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Lions and Crocodile Battle Over Elephant Carcass
A young bull elephant died of natural causes in the middle of the Ewaso Nyiro River, in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. As is protocol, the Kenya Wildlife Service came and removed the elephant’s
Carnivores Thriving in Dry Season
We are deep in the dry season in northern Kenya. The grass is gone, the Ewaso Nyiro River is low, people are struggling to graze their livestock and many have migrated north in search of pasture. But
Nabo Killed by Snakebite
Our team is really sad to say that Nabo, a lioness we have known since 2003, died on May 28th. On that Wednesday, Nabo became extremely sick and died soon after. A veterinarian arrived to perform a
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Coexisting with Carnivores: Does it Have to Be Them or Us?
The following article by Ewaso Lions’ own Paul Thomson first appeared on PBS’ NOVA Next on April 2, 2014 with the title Coexisting with Carnivores – Why It’s Not a Zero-Sum Game. It was late in the
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Taking 32 Samburu Women on Their First Safari
Last week we took 32 Samburu women from Westgate Conservancy on a safari to Samburu National Reserve. The ladies had never been before! A few had driven through the Reserve on their way to Archers
How you can help us conserve Kenya’s lions
Dear friends of Ewaso Lions,
Long Lost Lioness Reappears
The last time we saw the lioness Naramat was on January 1st, 2011, when we saw her with her sisters Nanyiro and Namelok. Though we received the occasional reports of a lioness in community areas