We’ve just ended our 16th day looking for Lguret, the male lion we GPS-collared to track his movements. After a year, it is time to de-collar him and we have been searching endlessly for him so that
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First Cheetahs
We’ve had a couple nice surprises in the last 24 hours. First, at about 11pm last night, we were roused awake by a group of elephants passing right through camp. I peeped out my tent window and saw
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Camera Traps
Thanks to Panthera, we now have two camera traps to assist us in documenting night visitors. Camera traps are digital cameras equipped with motion sensors, which take photos automatically when an
Introducing Paul
Today, I am excited to announce a new addition to the Ewaso Lions team. Paul Thomson arrived in camp yesterday and has joined the project full time to help it grow and expand in new ways. Paul is no
Thank You 2009 Donors and a Christmas Wish
This year has been one of the most difficult years in the field. I have been in Samburu since 2002 and I cannot remember such a tough period for the local people, their livestock and the wildlife. The
Samburu is Green!
Samburu is so beautiful as I write this. Although the initial rains in October stopped for 4 weeks and everything began to dry up in November, we were fortunate to receive about 5 days of rain in
Thanks Norma!
Norma, thank you for your donation to Ewaso Lions! It was lovely to see you in Samburu a few months ago. We are finally getting some rain in Samburu which is fantastic and it is finally becoming
Training Porini Guides in the Maasai Mara
In November, I traveled to the Porini Camps in the Maasai Mara to train their guides on predator ecology and identification. I visited the Mara Porini Camp in Ol Kinyei Conservancy and the Porini Lion
Asante Kriselda!
Thank you Kriselda for your donation to Ewaso Lions! It really means a lot to us and goes a long way in enabling us to continue the work that we are doing. I hope to show you some of the lions in
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Students See Ewaso Lions and A Leopard – Part 2
Our first Kenyan Kids on Safari trip in Samburu was a huge success followed by another one with human-wildlife conflict expert, Nina Fascione. We recently took 11 school kids out on another drive in