I moved to Westgate Community Conservancy in May 2008, and set up the Ewaso Lions Camp here. Westgate is a community owned and managed group ranch, where local communities, their livestock and
More Photos of Uni’s Cubs and A Thank You!
Sauwah, thank you so much for your donation and your continued support! Uni’s 4 little cubs are definitely very cute and the photo in my previous blog entry was a male cub. Two of the cubs are male
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Big Bull Elephant Dies Mysteriously
A few weeks ago, whilst we were in camp we heard that a bull elephant had died about 1 km away. This big bull is a known individual, called Esidai, and has been studied for many years by the Save the
Thank you Kevin and Brenton!
Dear Kevin and Brenton, Thank you for your donations towards a new camp mess tent after reading our appeal. We hope to receive more funds over the next 2-3 months and this will enable us to erect a
Buffalo Chases Lions… Again!!!
A few days ago I was tracking Lguret, the lion we radio-collared a month ago, when I found him walking in some saltbush plains watching a buffalo in Samburu National Reserve. He was with his brother
Watching A Giraffe Give Birth!
I was very fortunate yesterday to witness something very special. I had gone out just before noon to collect some lion scat in Samburu National Reserve, when I drove around the corner and saw a new
Hyenas Everywhere… and a Special Predator Sighting
Exciting news! Although we hear hyenas almost every night from the Echo Lima Camp in West Gate Community Conservancy, it is always hard to see them and so far we’ve only managed to get quick glimpses
Thank You Simon and Hattie!
Simon and Hattie, thank you so much for your donation. And then what a great surprise to actually meet you here in Samburu! I’ll be writing about Magilani over the next few weeks, so please do keep
Ewaso Lions Donates Tent to Community Scouts
The community scouts in West Gate Community Conservancy patrol the area daily to keep livestock out of the Conservation Area, monitor and record wildlife species and generally maintain security within
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Wild Dogs in Samburu!
I am super excited to report that I saw wild dogs on the 21st of February in Samburu National Reserve! This was the 4th time I have seen wild dogs, but by far this was the best sighting I have had.