Wild dogs – Ewaso Lions

Carnivores Thriving in Dry Season

We are deep in the dry season in northern Kenya. The grass is gone, the Ewaso Nyiro River is low, people are struggling to graze their livestock and many have migrated north in search of pasture. But

Visiting the Painted Dog Conservation Project in Zimbabwe

This post was written by Jeneria, who recently visited the Painted Dog Conservation (PDC) project in Zimbabwe. PDC is a fellow Partner project within the Wildlife Conservation Network. WCN sponsored

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

Warrior Watch Expands to Mpus Kutuk

Warriors in Westgate have been engaged in conservation and part of our Warrior Watch programme since January 2010. The 5 warriors from Westgate Community Conservancy have remained enthusiastic and

Water for Wildlife

Over the past few weeks, the drought has worsened in the area. The Ewaso Nyiro River has been dry for a while now and we’ve been digging waterholes in the dry river-bed for the wildlife. Fortunately,

Battle in Samburu

After a long unsuccessful morning of looking for lions in Samburu National Reserve, Jeneria and I were heading back to camp, when some tour vehicles rushed passed us and yelled “wild dogs” out of
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Predators Everywhere!

Predator sightings over the past few weeks have been quite remarkable. We have been fortunate to see predators almost daily. We recently had one of the most amazing single day of predator sightings in

Rare Sightings

I am sooo excited to report that I have had 2 very special sightings of wild dogs recently! (My first proper sighting of them was in February this year in Samburu Reserve). The first sighting was on

Wild Dogs in Samburu!

I am super excited to report that I saw wild dogs on the 21st of February in Samburu National Reserve! This was the 4th time I have seen wild dogs, but by far this was the best sighting I have had.