After an almost 2-year absence, lions have returned to the Conservation Area in Westgate. This area, also called the Core Area, is a 9km2 piece of habitat that was set aside by local people for
Video: Lion Cubs Hunt a Monkey in the River
Heather Gurd, Ewaso Lions volunteer, writes in depth about her experience watching lions make a kill! Observing lions and other predators within community areas, away from the relative protection
Update on the Injured Lion Magilani
On the 25th of June, Lpuresi (one of the Wildlife Watch warriors) found 3 sets of tracks in Mpus Kutuk Conservancy – just across the river from Westgate. Jeneria and Lpuresi returned to the area the
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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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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
Beautiful and Elusive Lioness Magilani Introduces Her Cubs
We were so fortunate to see Magilani and her 2 cubs in August. We saw her almost daily at her usual time of around 6:30 pm. Her cubs were curious at first to see who we were and what we were all
Does Magilani Have Cubs?
After the incident of the lioness that killed the camel in the Conservation Area, we followed her tracks down to the river, and here we found clear, fresh tracks of lion cubs! There was an area where
Magilani
Magilani. She is a beautiful lioness surviving by herself in the Conservation Area in West Gate Community Conservancy. Here is her story… Last year I was fortunate to see my first group of “Real