Sorry for the long silence. I have been away from Samburu for 2 weeks, and today, I am breaking away from lion news to write about an amazing experience I recently had. I have recently returned from
Goat in a hole
Phase 4 of the Ewaso Lion Tree Project. Last week I traveled to Attan Primary School, which is South of Buffalo Springs National Reserve. This was the 4th school in the area where trees would be
Walk-follow-stop
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