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 updates on research and project activities. Jeneria, Paul, our volunteer Heather, and I attended.
This year the workshop was again held at KWS headquarters in Nairobi but was two days, and we heard from a wide range of people, including Living With Lions, Action for Cheetahs in Kenya, the Mara Hyena Project, Born Free Foundation, and many more. Lion-related issues certainly dominated the workshop, covering everything from predator-proof bomas and human-lion conflict to the controversial predator compensation schemes.
I presented an update on all Ewaso Lions activities. It was great to have the opportunity to share how much we’ve done in a year.
Jeneria presented on Warrior Watch. We are so proud of his delivery and the way he confidently spoke in front of such a big group of important carnivore experts. Several people came up to us and said how much they enjoyed hearing from Jeneria.
Ewaso Lions thanks KWS for hosting the workshop and we thank all the participants for their great work!