Hyenas – Ewaso Lions

Lion, Cheetah, Grevy’s Zebras, Hyenas Killed on New Highway

Earlier this week, Ewaso Lions met with other conservation stakeholders from Samburu and Isiolo districts to discuss the heavy loss of wildlife killed by speeding automobiles on the newly tarmacked

A Scout’s Story: Wild Dogs, Lions and Hyenas

Here is a story written by Moses, one of our Lion Scouts. The other day I went on my daily patrol to monitor the Buffer Zone area and returned to camp at 3:15 pm. When I was in my tent recovering from

Mara Connections

We recently returned from a fantastic trip to the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve. Although this provided us with a wildlife spectacle that most of us had only dreamed about before, we also got to

Ewaso Lions visits the famous Maasai Mara

Thanks to our great friend and supporter Chip Owen, the Ewaso Lions team had a fantastic opportunity to visit the famous Maasai Mara Reserve in Southern Kenya, in early February. This educational trip

Samburu Faces Another Drought

Samburu has been hit yet again by another prolonged dry period. The area was devastated in 2009 with a very severe drought which killed many animals; both livestock and wildlife. People really

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

Fieldwork in Shaba

I resumed work in Shaba this year after stability returned to the area – it was a bit unsettled last year. Jeneria and I spent a few weeks between January and March followed by some time there in June

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

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

Donkeys Killed In Camp

A few nights ago I woke up at 3 am to hear hyenas all around my tent at the Echo Lima Camp in West Gate Community Conservancy. They were whooping and running around everywhere. This went on for about