Last week, we received word that a lion had killed a camel in the Westgate Conservation Area. We went to investigate and found the carcass of an adult female camel. During the night, the camel and her calf had been chased
Thank You For Your Donations After the Flood
Thank you to everyone who responded to our appeal for assistance after the massive flood hit Samburu. We are so grateful to numerous individuals who dropped everything to come to our rescue and also made donations through
First Students Sponsored by Ewaso Lions
We are excited to announce the first two students sponsored by Ewaso Lions, Samson and Edward. These bright boys completed primary school at Lpus Leluai here in Westgate Community Conservancy. We are sponsoring them to
Trying to Recover After the Flood
We are slowly getting back on our feet here in Samburu and trying to recover from the devastating floods. I will write more soon about my personal experience of being caught in the floods, but for now I wanted to update
Photos of the Flood Aftermath
More photos showing the wreckage caused by the massive flood in Samburu on March 4. Samburu National Reserve after the Ewaso Nyiro River burst its banks. This used to be the Uaso Bridge, a main bridge connecting Samburu
Photos of Samburu Flood
I’ve just received these photos from Shivani who is in the reserve dealing with the aftermath of yesterday’s massive floods in Samburu. Photos above: Flooding at Save The Elephants camp. A helicopter helps evacuate people.
Massive Flood Devastates Samburu
Samburu has been hit by a massive flood which has destroyed six lodges and the Save The Elephants research camp. The wreckage is unbelievable. There have been no reports of casualties and the Ewaso Lions team is ok. Around
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 eight elephants and one
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