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
Mating Elephants
Over the past few weeks I have spent so much time looking for lions and rarely took the opportunity to sit and watch the elephants. It is such a fantastic time to be in Samburu with elephants
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
News from the Reserves
A lot has been going on in the reserves over the past 2 weeks. Elephants are still here in their hundreds. All the big bulls are in musth and following the oestrus females keenly. The lions are
Dead hyena
Whilst I was in Shaba last weekend attending the management plan meeting for Isiolo County Council, I heard that a striped hyena was seen dead in Samburu National Reserve. As soon as I returned to
Gypsy
Hello all! I am so sorry for the long silence on my side. I have been in the field for 10 days non-stop and have sooo much to report on. I was in Shaba last weekend taking part in a workshop for the
Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders Training
White Oak Conservation Centre, Florida
Donation of laptop
From Gamewatchers Safaris (Director Mohanjeet Brar – pictured in photo with Shivani) On March 27th, Gamewatchers Safaris kindly donated a second hand laptop to the Ewaso Lion Project. I am immensely
Workshop and training in Samburu
Training on lion and cheetah ecology with wardens, drivers & scouts… On the 19th of March, I arranged for a workshop in Samburu on “Lions and Cheetahs of Samburu National Reserve”. 45
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Update on the tree project
More trees planted at Ngutuk Ongiron and Kiltamany Primary Schools In early March, I bought more trees from Isiolo forestry, which were planted at two more schools. I first went to Ngutuk Ongiron