Although Guardian Alamayiani has been with Lion Guardians for just over a year, it feels like he has been part of the team for many more. He has bonded quickly with other team members who all enjoy his jovial personality. Alamayiani covers a zone that often has the highest densities of lions than anywhere else…
In celebration of #WorldLionDay, we held a film showing and soccer challenge at Loitero Primary school in Eselenkei Group Ranch. Here is a pictorial overview of the celebrations: School children and community members ready to watch the Lion Guardians educational film and several clips from other lion based documentaries. In addition to the film showings, Guardians…
Guardian Parkesian flagged us down as we rushed out of the Training Center. He had run several kilometers to meet us in a matter of minutes. He was drenched in sweat, but he didn’t care. A hunt was on and there was no time to lose! Thirty minutes before, he was on a motorbike making…
The tension was palpable in the air as the Ngorongoro Lion Guardians project team stepped out of their vehicle. They were there to attend a community meeting after a young lion injured in a fight with another lion had been killed by three warriors. The community was desperate to make amends but nervous that the…
As our Community Manager, Eric Ole Kesoi believes “Community support is critical to our existence. We must sustain that support”. In today’s blog, he relates some of the ways that we help the community above and beyond the normal duties of a Guardian and how that helps to conserve lions in the long-term. Our…
She was just over a year and a half old when she left the protection of her mother’s care; she is a little lion fending for herself in the big world. While this is not uncommon for most lions born on community lands, the task of striking out on one’s own is doubly difficult for…
Today is World Wildlife Day and we asked Luke Maamai, Lion Guardians Program Manager, about his connection with wildlife. He shared with us this traditional wisdom from his father that set him on the path he finds himself on today. “Traditionally, Maasai did not eat their cattle but drank milk and blood instead. Warriors were…
The training of new Guardians is always an exciting time. In today’s blog, our Community Liaison Manager, Eric Ole Kesoi recounts the recent Training for Guardians at our Center and how it changed the lives of five young men…. The Lion Guardians family is growing, both in strength and in number. In the New Year,…
On October 3rd, 2014 we posted a notice on our Facebook page – Osapuku had been missing for months. He had been last seen in February on Eselenkei Group Ranch. Two months later, thanks to the power of collaboration we know that Osapuku is well and alive! Michael Mbithi read about LINC on our page…
We have exciting news about one of our favorites – a lioness named Nanu (meaning ‘myself’ in Maa). We have known Nanu since her birth in May 2009, to two other favorites of ours, Nosioki and Lomunyak. Nanu was a curious cub, bringing laughter to all who observed her as she delightfully harassed her father.…