“What is the current lion population in our ecosystem?” “If the gestation period for a lion is about three and half months, why is their population down?” “Give me the Maasai names of five lions in your locality? ” “How many claws does a lion have in total?” These questions…
Airing on the CNN network, a 2014 CNN Hero nominee: “We should all feel proud” – Leela Haazah
The 5th Annual Lion Guardians Games: A Day of Camaraderie, Competition & Celebration
Six new Lion Guardians have just completed a four-day training course at our Training Center
We are very pleased to share that the Lion Guardians film, sponsored by the St Andrew’s Prize for the Environment and developed by the Lion Guardians team, Philip J. Briggs and Kire Godal, has been nominated for a Panda “Campaign Award” at the 2014 Wildscreen Film Festival. The Panda Awards celebrate the very best in natural…
We are pleased to share with you the collective efforts and achievements of 2013
Lucky sisters found alive after being lost for two days!
The eye clinic conducted on Eselenkei and Olgulului Group Ranches of Amboseli was very successful!
On the 2nd of November, 2013 a sherehe (Swahili for celebratory gathering) was held to officially inaugurate the new Lion Guardians Training Camp at Nairrabala, Kenya. Amongst the honored guests were the chairman, secretary and treasurer of Olgulului Group Ranch, several chiefs from the Amboseli area, KWS Senior Warden and the Community Warden, the District Commissioner’s office, and various conservation partners which operate on Olgulului Group Ranch, including representatives from Big Life, African Wildlife Foundation and the School for Field Studies. Also, many members of the local community of Nchakita, were present, including women representatives, influential elders and the new warrior age set, the ituati also graced the occasion. All in all, there was a crowd of approximately 70 celebrators, including the Lion Guardians team.
We are very excited that all of the ground work for our expansions into the Ruaha and Sinya areas of Tanzania are now bearing fruits. Earlier this year, we hosted a group of Barabaig community leaders from the Ruaha ecosystem in central Tanzania on an exchange visit to Kenya. They interacted with our Lion Guardians and the…