Ewaso Lions works closely with Lpus Leluai Primary School in Westgate Community Conservancy. We have a number of projects with the school including Simba Stories, Trees Project and more recently the
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Ewaso Lions Takes Warriors on Safari
Our warriors from the Warrior Watch programme have now been actively engaged in wildlife conservation since January. They are all doing really well and excited by their roles in conservation. As an
A Week of Leopards in Westgate Conservancy
We have had the most amazing leopard sightings in the Conservation Area of Westgate Community Conservancy, Samburu, over the past 7 days. I’ve never seen anything like this in such a short period of
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
Lions Hunt Young Elephant
Our two resident males in Samburu managed to bring down an elephant calf recently. They have hunted elephants on a few other occasions and appear to be proficient elephant hunters. The boys stayed
Lions on Leopard Rock
Driving into Samburu National Reserve recently, we were treated to a lovely lion scene. In the distance we could see the prominent Leopard Rock on top of which were sitting what looked like lions. We
Lions Hunting Baboons
We’ve just ended our 16th day looking for Lguret, the male lion we GPS-collared to track his movements. After a year, it is time to de-collar him and we have been searching endlessly for him so that
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Thank You 2009 Donors and a Christmas Wish
This year has been one of the most difficult years in the field. I have been in Samburu since 2002 and I cannot remember such a tough period for the local people, their livestock and the wildlife. The
Samburu is Green!
Samburu is so beautiful as I write this. Although the initial rains in October stopped for 4 weeks and everything began to dry up in November, we were fortunate to receive about 5 days of rain in