We’ve had great luck over the past few weeks with our camera traps. Thanks to Afrique Horizons and support from individual donors, we were able to purchase new camera traps to add to our collection.
Leopard Captured on Camera Trap
Conflict has recently escalated over the past few weeks due to failure of rains and more movement of livestock in search of pasture. Two stray donkeys were recently killed by hyena in the lugga (sand
Camera Traps Success
We’ve been using camera traps in Westgate Community Conservancy in Samburu since February this year and have captured images of rare nocturnal creatures almost every night. Being a community area, the
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Ewaso Lions Mid-Year Report: News on Lions and Community Projects
Dear friends of Ewaso Lions, We are pleased to present our Mid-Year Report to provide you with news from Samburu, information on our lion research and conservation activities, and to keep you posted
Finally Capturing and Collaring Lguret
We’ve just completed a grueling but successful lion collaring operation in the reserves. The four-day operation was sponsored by Save The Elephants (STE) and involved putting tracking collars on
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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
Radio-Collaring An Ewaso Lion
We have our first radio-collared Ewaso lion! On Thursday the 28th of January, I managed to locate Lguret at 6:36 am. Lguret is a maneless male who I first saw in July 2008 in West Gate Community
Mystery of the 3 Lions Solved
So yes, these are the same males! I was able to identify them by looking at the whisker spot patterns, nose pigmentation and scarring on the photos of both lions. It was a bit hard comparing the
Identifying The Mystery Males
After the fight between Nabo and the new males, I returned to camp to try and figure out who these new lions were. It was hard to photograph them during the fight because of their nervous disposition
Bush Laboratory
Between January and May this year I collected 17 lion faecal samples in the reserve and Francis, one of the Ewaso Lion scouts has collected 10 samples in the community area. This is an important