Warning: Graphic Photos Below On Friday the 5th, a male lion was killed by gunshot within our study area in Samburu county. This marks the first time a lion in our study area has been killed by people
Please Help Us Run for Lions
This Saturday, May 4th, Ewaso Lions is holding our 4th annual Running for Lions half marathon in Samburu. We are so excited to see the community come together under the banner of lion conservation. We
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Lion Lights: A Young Kenyan’s Invention May Save Lions
Sometimes solutions to human-lion conflict can be found in unlikely places. You may have heard of Richard Turere: the 13 year-old Kenyan boy who invented an ingenious system for safely keeping lions
Kofafeth is Still Alive After Her Close Call
The other day we located Kofafeth, the lioness with serious injuries that we treated a couple weeks ago following a close call with some people. (Click here for that story). We were happy to see that
Stopping the Killing of a Lioness
This is an incredible story about an injured lion that killed a young cow and how we stopped a group of men from killing her in retaliation. We received a report on January 24th that a lion was seen
Rise in Attacks on Lions in Northern Kenya
In just one week in northern Kenya, one lion has been shot and killed and one nearly killed by men with knives – all as a result of human-wildlife conflict. An adult female was reportedly shot and
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Lion, Cheetah, Grevy’s Zebras, Hyenas Killed on New Highway
Earlier this week, Ewaso Lions met with other conservation stakeholders from Samburu and Isiolo districts to discuss the heavy loss of wildlife killed by speeding automobiles on the newly tarmacked
A Scout’s Story: Wild Dogs, Lions and Hyenas
Here is a story written by Moses, one of our Lion Scouts. The other day I went on my daily patrol to monitor the Buffer Zone area and returned to camp at 3:15 pm. When I was in my tent recovering from
Lion Killed on Highway
Jalalo, one of the females in the Ngare Mara Pride, recently lost one of her 1-year old male cubs. The lions were crossing the main tarmac highway (Isiolo-Archers Post) at night, accessing a swamp
A Surprise in Westgate’s Conservation Area
Since the rains and floods that took place in November 2011, it was difficult for us to conduct our regular transects and drives in the Core Conservation Area in Westgate Community Conservancy. The