Yesterday after a long day of searching we found the collared female lion Nemasi, and her three cubs. The Lion Guardians had not been able to locate them for months and we were becoming worried that we might have lost her completely, as no one had been able to pick up a signal from her…
How to make your own medicine in the bush
Yesterday someone in camp wasn’t feeling well, so we decided to make some dawa (medicine) for them. We thought we would tell you how we made it. Step 1: Find someone who can give you the ingredients for the medicine from the bush. We have a friend called Mambo who sometimes brings this to us.…
Rain at last!
Today we are very pleased to have a lot of rain. Last night we had 6mm and today the rain is continuing. This is great news for the wildlife and the livestock who have been longing for more rain. Â The ground was so dry, and animals were dying from lack of water, so we…
Leopard speared?
Yesterday we received a call saying that a leopard had been killed in Kimana, a neighbouring ranch to ours. We rushed to go and see what had happened. When we arrived we found that it was in fact a cheetah (the two are often confused). It had been speared and its paws removed. Our first…
Have you ever heard a cheetah before?
Yesterday we were out looking for lions with the film crew that are staying with us at the moment, and we heard a strange noise. At first we thought it was a bird, but we followed the sound and as we got closer we discovered it was a cheetah, walking around on the plains and…
Speared elephant dies
I have some sad news to report. The elephant that was speared died last night. We went to see her this morning, and discovered she was a lactating female. We do not know if she had already given birth, or was pregnant, but either one would explain her unusual behaviour, which caused her to be…
Swiss film crew visit Lion Guardians
For the next two weeks I will be busy with a Swiss television crew who are out here in Kenya to make a documentary about Living with Lions (our umbrella organization) and the Lion Guardians program. They are with us at the moment to find out what we do, and try to see some interesting…
Elephant speared
Yesterday we heard the news that an elephant had been speared four times near the edge of our ranch. We also heard that the scouts that had found the elephant had lost it in the bush, and the pressure was on to find it again. A plane was sent to search for the injured elephant…
End of year party for the Guardians
On the 31st December it was time for our end of month meeting. This meeting was special because it also marked the end of the year. All the Guardians came to camp and told us their news from the last month, and from the whole year. Everyone was happy and the news went well, except…
Leopard attacks at Lenkiloriti
Lion Guardian Kapande has reported that a carnivore has been killing livestock at his place of work Lenkiloriti. According to the community that lives there, the carnivore tracks resemble those of a lion but are smaller. Kapande has not seen the tracks himself, but when he told us the community’s description we all agreed that…