Champion eagerly awaits the Lion Guardian Games

It was a normal day like any other for Lion Guardian Mingati Makarot form Olbili zone. He woke-up early enough to see the tracks of different wildlife species before they were destroyed by passing cattle. Before long, he saw tracks of 2 big male lions. He suspected who they might belong to, but wanted to…

The Lion Guardians 2011 Annual Report is ready!

Greetings! We are pleased to present you the Lion Guardians 2011 Summary Report, which can be downloaded here. The full length Annual Report (1.3MB) can be found here. We have had an incredible year, and have started initial expansions of our lion monitoring and conflict mitigation work in Tanzania. We look forward to hearing any…

Nchaama-our newest Lion Guardian

In line with the on-going Maasai traditional transition process, within the institution of Moranism, we have recruited Nchaama as our newest Lion Guardian. He has received all the necessary training and is slowly being molded by our senior Guardians and is proving to be a valuable addition to the Lion Guardian team. Upon our recruitment…

Selekay Conservancy comes to life!

With the current well distributed short rains having made the whole terrain verdant, wild ungulates found perfect reason for a holiday outside Amboseli National Park. They streamed out as they usually do into the open plains and ranches adjacent to the Park. Hundreds of elephant families from the park were the first to make forays…

The Tanzania Expansion

After several fact finding missions aimed at exploring the possibilities of expanding into Tanzania, we now are hoping to finalize everything in the next few months. With funding from Panthera, the Lion Guardian program is ready to start around Ngorongoro Conservation area on a pilot basis and we will work closely with Serengeti Lion Project in the…

Sponsor a lion: it’s not too late!

If you’re considering making a last-minute tax exempt donation to a worthwhile cause for 2011, there’s still time left to sponsor a lion! Your lion sponsorship could be a gift to a loved one, or a wonderful way to fulfil a new year’s resolution to help make a difference in conservation. You will be the…

Sponsor a lion this Christmas!

Due to popular demand we’re excited to give you the unique opportunity of sponsoring a lion! Sponsor a lion for yourself or on behalf of someone.  If you’re finding it hard buying a special gift for the person who has everything, want your gift to make a real difference in conservation, or if you’ve simply…

Season’s Greetings!

The Lion Guardians would like to say a very big THANK YOU and SEASON’S GREETINGS to all!  It has once again been a very busy but extremely successful year! NO LIONS KILLED in the areas where the Lion Guardians work! We are extremely grateful to the communities of Mbirikani, Eselenkei and Oglulului, for working with…

The on-set of the rainy season

Since the devastating drought in 2009 that created an imbalance between predators and plains game and which wiped out a very big percentage of both livestock and wildlife, the entire ecosystem has been trying to return to equilibrium. This year, the heavens have been very good in giving us the much needed rain, almost exceeding…