I have been travelling over the weekend to a neighboring ranch called Eselenkei. On my journey I came across a livestock owner who was very angry because two of his animals had been killed by a carnivore that he claims to be very rare. He told me that the attack had happened at around 5.30…
Community still worried by elephant
During our end of month meeting, Lion Guardian Olubi reported that the single elephant that has been in his area is still there, two weeks after he reported that it is posing danger to herders and women that go out to collect firewood. I followed your suggestions and have contacted a number of people about…
Lions kills cow
A cow has been reported to have been killed by a lion in Olbili. These reports came from Lion Guardian Koikai when he got back to his area from the our end of month meeting. One of the community members, Ole Sambu Oltaika reported this to him on hearing that he was back come home.…
Lion Guardians meeting
Today we held another successful monthly meeting for the Lion Guardians, and this month all of them were able to attend. Even Masarie who is suffering from an eye infection arrived on time, and was able to share his news from the zone he works in. Here are some photos of the Guardians at the…
More news on attempted break-in
Yesterday we reported that a carnivore had tried to break into a boma. Lion Guardian Ritei went to investigate and reported that it was indeed a lion that had attacked the boma, as the community had thought. He went out tracking and did not pick up a signal from any of our lions’ radio collars,…
Attempted break-in (by lions)
Yesterday it was reported to me that a lion was trying to break into people’s bomas (thorn branch enclosures where they keep their livestock) early in the morning. Thankfully the community managed to chase it away without harming it, and no livestock were injured either. If the reports are true, it is worrying that this…
More cows killed by lions
An unidentified number of lions have killed 2 cows in an area called Centre, at the border of our ranch Mbirikani and one of our neighboring ranches called Kuku. As you can see, not much remains of the cows… This area is home to Lion Guardian Ritei who reported this news to us. He will…
Lion attacks cows – we think we know the culprit!
Lion Guardian Melubo has reported that a cow has been killed and two others injured by a lion on a neighboring ranch, to the south of our camp. Melubo thinks that this attack was carried out by Ndelie, the male lion with the GPS collar, which allows us to monitor his movements on the internet.…
Dead hyena found…
A hyena has been found dead in the Chyulu Hills. So far, we are not sure what lead to the death of this hyena. It was quite old when it was found, so hard to see what had caused its death. The photos of the dead hyena are a little gruesome so I will not…
New lions move into the area!
Last week Lion Guardian Ritei reported that lions had been walking very close to his boma. I set off at once to drop off a receiver to him so that he could go tracking and find out whether these were collared lions, or some new ones to the area. After a long follow up, and…