The following article by Ewaso Lions’ own Paul Thomson first appeared on PBS’ NOVA Next on April 2, 2014 with the title Coexisting with Carnivores – Why It’s Not a Zero-Sum Game. It was late in the
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Loirish the Lion Killed by Gunshot
Warning: Graphic Photos Below On Friday the 5th, a male lion was killed by gunshot within our study area in Samburu county. This marks the first time a lion in our study area has been killed by people
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Exposure Tour Shares Conservation Lessons Across Two Communities
With the recent severe lion conflict occurring within the Nakuprat-Gotu Conservancy, Ewaso Lions initiated an exposure tour for residents to visit Westgate Community Conservancy to learn about the
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Lion Lights: A Young Kenyan’s Invention May Save Lions
Sometimes solutions to human-lion conflict can be found in unlikely places. You may have heard of Richard Turere: the 13 year-old Kenyan boy who invented an ingenious system for safely keeping lions
Stopping the Killing of a Lioness
This is an incredible story about an injured lion that killed a young cow and how we stopped a group of men from killing her in retaliation. We received a report on January 24th that a lion was seen
Speaking at the Conservation Conflicts Conference
I have just returned Aberdeen, Scotland, where I attended the ACES conference. The conference theme was “Conservation Conflicts: Strategies for coping with a changing world”. This was the perfect
Workshop for Carnivore Researchers
This week was the annual Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Carnivore Research and Conservation Workshop. It’s a great way for all of us involved in carnivore conservation to come together and provide
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Ambassador Lioness Severely Wounded
Our favorite local lion, Magilani, has been critically injured. We don’t yet know how she was injured or what her outlook is. But she is alive and she is with her two cubs, and she can move around.
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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
Working With Renowned Human-Wildlife Conflict Expert From USA
I was thrilled to have Nina Fascione and her husband Steve Kendrot come and stay with us at the Ewaso Lions camp a while back. Nina is the Vice President for Field Conservation for Defenders of