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…
Lion Guardians
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…
Lion Guardians are interviewed for you!
Today we hosted the Lion Guardians monthly meeting at camp. All the Guardians attended, except for Ritei, who was feeling unwell, and couldn’t come. Everyone talked about what had happened during the month, and shared their experiences. We also asked the Guardians your questions. Here I am interviewing Lenkina. And here I am with Koikai.…
Lion Guardians arrive in camp
Today the Lion Guardians are arriving for the monthly meeting, which will happen tomorrow. Some of them have to walk a very long way to get here; some have to come all the way from the other side of the ranch, so they are usually very tired when they arrive. But despite this they are…
Hyenas kill calves and injure mothers
Lion Guardian Olubi spent the whole of the day yesterday and most of the evening looking for six lost animals – three calves and their mothers. The livestock belonged to one of his neighbors, who left them outside the boma in the bush overnight. Here is Olubi looking for tracks. Unfortunately for the owner of the…
A close encounter with lions
Guardian Ritei was extremely surprised when he woke up yesterday morning to find lion tracks right outside his boma gate. There have not been any lions around his area for the last two months! I drove the lion tracking equipment over to Ritei straight away, so he could find out whether the tracks belonged to…
Africa Alive!
The Lion Guardians would like to thank Africa Alive! an African focused visitor attraction in the UK for making a donation of £2300 to the program. They chose lion conservation as the focus of their fundraising efforts this year, which is great news for the lions here, and the Lion Guardians too. We are very grateful…
Now you have met all our Lion Guardians, please help us!
I hope you enjoyed finding out about each Lion Guardian, their personalities and backgrounds, and how dedicated they are to helping save the remaining lions here. The Guardians are really happy that they have all been introduced, and that you were interested in reading about them. Â What is so great about the Lion Guardians,…
Meet Olubi, the Lion Guardian famed for his singing and lion killing
Olubi is one of those people you could describe as full of energy. The ever-happy Olubi is always laughing and making jokes about things he comes across, or about other people! He participates enthusiastically in all murran activities, including singing. In fact he is the murran best known for his excellent singing across three ranches!…
Today meet our youngest and newest Lion Guardian, Solonka
Solonka is the youngest of the Lion Guardians, and the newest to join the program. His aspiration to be a Guardian through willing volunteering has finally earned him this prestigious position among the Maasai warriors (murrans). He spent time learning all the skills he needs to be a Lion Guardian. Here he is learning how…