After the sad news about the lion killed in Tanzania, we thought we would bring you some good news… We have finally reached out target of $1000 that we need in order to hold the Lion Guardian Games! Thank you so much to everyone who has donated! We are thrilled that we will be able…
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LION KILLED, THEN LACED WITH POISON
We have some very sad news to report. Just over the border in Tanzania a lion has been speared to death by Maasai from both Kenya and Tanzania in a joint retaliatory hunting party (Olkiyioi). This happened after the lioness supposedly killed a cow and a donkey. Though the local community didn’t want any authorities…
Lion Guardians find lucky lion Lomunyak!
Yesterday we got a report that Lion Guardian Mokoi had found the signals of Selenkay and Narika, the 2 female lions that are often found with another lioness, beautiful un-collared lion Elikan. We hadn’t seen Selenkay since she was re-collared a few weeks ago and were eager to catch another glimpse of her. We also…
Rain and caterpillars!
We are very pleased to tell you that over the last few days the rains have been quite heavy! This is great news – the grass is growing, and the hills and plains are green! We hope this continues for some time, so that the animals, both wild and domestic can become healthy and strong…
Christmas cards – important!
Can I please remind all those wonderful people who have bought Lion Guardians Christmas cards (particularly Elizabeth W and Erin A), that you must add a comment to the blog so we have your email address. This is so that we can email you to find out your postal address to send the cards to.…
An update on our local lions
We have been receiving lots of reports from the Lion Guardians recently about their lion findings. Every time a Lion Guardian finds a track, hears a roar or is lucky enough to see a lion he must phone the report into camp, and now that it has started to rain a little, it seems the…
We’ve nearly reached our target!
Thanks to some recent donations from Diane K, Gary L and Sylivia K, we now only have $150 to go to raise enough money to hold the Lion Guardian Games!!! This is fantastic news, and the Lion Guardians from the three ranches – Mbirikani, Eselenkei and Olgulului are all now very excited! Although the…
Closer encounter with a lion!
A few days ago the Lion Guardians were thrilled to be involved in the re-collaring of female lion Selenkay. Lion Guarians Mokoi and Olubi had tracked her that morning and found her with her two companions Narika and Elikan. Here are Selenkay and Narika lying together peacefully under some trees. Selenkay’s collar needed to be…
Last chance to get your Lion Guardians Christmas Cards!
If you would like to purchase any Lion Guardians Christmas cards (and at the same time help support our lion conservation work), now is the time! In order that you get them in plenty of time to send to your friends, please purchase the cards before December 1st. We are finding that it takes about…
Introducing another new Guardian!
Parkesian Ole Saitoti is our Lion Guardian representing the Meshenani zone. This is an area highly frequented by lions which wander outside protected Amboseli National Park and into potential conflict with the Maasai living in this area. It comprises a hilly area of thick bush – a great place for lions to hang out! Parkesian…