Prior to joining Lion Guardians, Merishi worked with Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) and AMREF Health Africa. He also worked with the Kenya National Examination Council on short contract basis. He has a professional background in both Psychology and sociology. While he has been with us for over two years,…
At Lion Guardians, every day is “World Lion Day”….but today when all the world honors these wonderful and majestic creatures, we would like to share with you moments from the life of one very special lion, a warrior in her own right – Selenkay! This year, as Lion Guardians celebrates a decade of conservation –…
From Sunday June 18th to Wednesday June 21st, a group of eighteen people from the Mara were part of a community training visit conducted in Lion Guardians areas of operation and on the model of community conservation that we pioneered. The group was composed of opinion leaders and representatives of various conservation organizations based in…
Written by John Merishi – Lion Guardians Office Manager We Maasai believe that the elephant is possibly one of the cleverest animals in existence. We have witnessed through the ages that a female elephant buries her placenta deep into the earth post giving birth. Thus, it is very rare to see an elephant’s placenta. As…
Kikanai was born in 1992 and spent his childhood in his grandfather’s boma in Eselenkei. His parents lived further away in Entonet. Since he was six years old he has been responsible for looking after his grandfather’s livestock but he also found time to play with his friends. As a young boy he enjoyed swimming…
Our project manager Luke Maamai recounts his journey with Lion Guardians. It was in 2008, when my journey with Lion Guardians begun. I had no idea then that the rampant killing of lions could be controlled. There were so many reasons why people were killing lions – retaliation, traditional rite of passage, political motivations and…
Lion Guardians is pleased to share that passionate nature lover & jewelry designer, Temple St. Clair is supporting us by donating proceeds from each and every piece of her new Lion Cub collection to further our mission of conserving lions and preserving cultures. The Lion Cub Collection is sold online at templestclair.com and in select stores across North…
It is with great sadness that we bring news of a fallen legend. Although we may have lost a lion, we know for certain that this particular lion, Oyayai (One of the Porcupine), lived life to the max and prospered as any male lion could have wished. If you are unfamiliar with Oyayai, please read…
Last year a lion cub cohort of seven individuals (aged between 1.5-1.8yrs old) were struggling to survive having just dispersed from their mothers. Finding it hard out on their own, they resorted to killing livestock to survive and any small wildlife that they could successfully hunt. After one particular incident last February, where they killed…
In 2009, our Executive Director, Dr. Leela Hazzah and our program manager Luke Maamai, spent almost a year interviewing traditional Maasai warriors in order to fully understand their motivations behind lion killing. They strongly believed, that understanding these motivations would be key to designing appropriate and effective actions to reduce lion killing. We are…