Today, on World Lion Day, we are honoring a legend among lions. Loonkito is 16 and a half years old – a record for the Amboseli ecosystem and one of the oldest known African lions in the wild. Check out his story below in a new video by our Lion Monitoring Manager Philip Briggs. But…
In celebration of #WorldLionDay, we held a film showing and soccer challenge at Loitero Primary school in Eselenkei Group Ranch. Here is a pictorial overview of the celebrations: School children and community members ready to watch the Lion Guardians educational film and several clips from other lion based documentaries. In addition to the film showings, Guardians…
Today is World Lion Day (August 10th), and to honor the day our Guardians are meeting with their communities to share stories about their lions, talk about what peaceful co-existence means, and explain what they do as Lion Guardians. As part of this they will also coordinate a showing of the Lion Guardians’ film. You can…
“What is the current lion population in our ecosystem?” “If the gestation period for a lion is about three and half months, why is their population down?” “Give me the Maasai names of five lions in your locality? ” “How many claws does a lion have in total?” These questions…
According to the National Geographic there may actually be more lion statues and images in the world than actual wild lions in Africa today. Indeed, the world is losing one of its greatest predators at an unprecedented rate and they need your help to raise awareness of their plight. August 10th has been decreed World Lion…