The way forward for lions and spotted hyena in Kenya I traveled to Nairobi mid-February to attend the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) lion-hyena strategy workshop held at the KCCT training centre in
Cheetahs, cheetahs and more cheetahs..
During the second week of February I was fortunate to see cheetahs almost everyday. The first few sightings were of a female and her 1-year old male cub. The mama tried hunting on a few occasions
Who was the dead lioness
Since returning to Samburu, I was anxious to try and figure out which lioness died mysteriously in October last year. Luckily, Saba gave me close up photos of her head which included her whisker
Starting the Ewaso Lion Tree Project
Planting trees at the schools I have wanted to start a tree project in Samburu for ages now. I finally got the opportunity to do so, now that I have my own car and thanks to generous trees donations
Close encounter with Baasi, a male lion
He was 30 cm away from my head… On the 6th of February, I was fortunate to have found some of the main lions in the Koitogor Pride. I was intrigued by the interactions between Pixie and her mate
The Story of Supukon by Paul Lolchuragi
The maneless male of Samburu Supukon is a male lion in Samburu National Reserve. He is from the Koitogor Pride and he is about 5 years old without a mane, which makes him to be unique from others. We
Lions… at last!
Identifying the LionsAfter a week of no lions, I have finally seen them! After a long hard drive to Samburu, I settled down to begin my work. It rained quite a bit during the first day and a half. I
Returning to Samburu
After almost 6 months of being away, I returned to Samburu in January to begin my PhD fieldwork. After more than a month of great anxiety, sadness and stress in Nairobi due to the post-election
Dead lioness in Samburu
On the 27th of October, I received a report from Samburu that a lioness who was seen ill, died on the 28th. She was seen by a tourist who was out on a game drive. The lioness at the time was with a
Felid Biology and Conservation Conference
Natural History Museum, Oxford, 17th-20th September 2007 A week after arriving in the UK, I traveled to Oxford for the Felid Biology and Conservation Conference. This was held at the Natural History