We are very excited that the BBC piece on the Lion Guardians that they came to film in September will be shown in the UK on BBC2 on Sunday 1st Feb at 21:00. The programme we feature in is called Explore: the Rift Valley and is presented by Simon Reeve. I am told we feature…
Leopard speared?
Yesterday we received a call saying that a leopard had been killed in Kimana, a neighbouring ranch to ours. We rushed to go and see what had happened. When we arrived we found that it was in fact a cheetah (the two are often confused). It had been speared and its paws removed. Our first…
Speared elephant dies
I have some sad news to report. The elephant that was speared died last night. We went to see her this morning, and discovered she was a lactating female. We do not know if she had already given birth, or was pregnant, but either one would explain her unusual behaviour, which caused her to be…
Elephant speared
Yesterday we heard the news that an elephant had been speared four times near the edge of our ranch. We also heard that the scouts that had found the elephant had lost it in the bush, and the pressure was on to find it again. A plane was sent to search for the injured elephant…
Where are you?
Have you had a look at the map on the right hand side at the bottom of the blog? If you click on the map you can see how many people are reading this blog from all over the world. It is amazing to see that people from so many different places are reading about…
Meet my Grandfather..
As part of my time off work, I spent a few days with my grandfather. I had a good time helping him take care of his livestock with one of my neighbors. My grandpa still herds his cows every day, and even when I was home he would not rest, but accompanied us to the…
Back on duty
I’ve been out of the office for a few days to see my family, catch up with my mother and see how the vegetables are growing in her garden. I had a lot of fun and also helped out the family with herding the cattle. We herd through a local swamp, which is very good…
Home, gardening, the origins of man
I have recently come back to camp after a few days at home, away from the office. It was great to be home – I really enjoyed spending some time with my mum and sisters and one of my brothers. Here is a photo of me with my mum and one of my young sisters.…
Meet Ritei – one of our sponsored Lion Guardians
Ritei is one of those jolly murrans that find fun in everything they do. He is a dedicated Lion Guardian and a hard worker. He was one of the original pioneering Lion Guardians. His zone borders a neighbouring group ranch and a National Park to the East. It is located right up in the Chyulu…
Tourism Minister visits Chyulus
Last week I heard that Kenya’s tourism minister Honorable Najib Balala would be visiting the Chyulus to re-open the lodge that is near to our camp. I had to go and see this man who is so famous in the coalition government. In the minister’s speech he promised to help strengthen the wildlife in the…