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• We have finally reached our target!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  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 to go ahead with the Lion Guardian ...
  1 day ago

• LION KILLED, THEN LACED WITH POISON

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  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 ...
  4 days ago

• Lion Guardians find lucky lion Lomunyak!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  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 ...
  4 days ago

• Training Porini Guides in the Maasai Mara

  
  Ewaso Lions — Authority: 401
  In November, I traveled to the Porini Camps in the Maasai Mara to train their guides on predator ecology and identification.  I visited the Mara Porini Camp in Ol Kinyei Conservancy and the Porini Lion Camp in Olare Orok Conservancy.  The objective of my visit was to train the guides at the camps and also to start ...
  5 days ago

• Rain and caterpillars!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  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 again. We have also noticed a ...
  1 week ago

• Christmas cards - important!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  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. We cannot get to any of ...
  1 week ago

• An update on our local lions

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  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 lions are moving around a lot, and ...
  1 week ago

• We’ve nearly reached our target!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  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 ...
  1 week ago

• Closer encounter with a lion!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  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 ...
  1 week ago

• Fashion with a Cause

  
  Wanderlust — Authority: 529
  Based in The Rift Valley Kenya, East Africa, The Leakey Collection founders Katy and Philip Leakey, combine their talents in interior design and the arts with their love of nature to develop stunning handcrafted products for an international market. Using natural elements such as fallen wood, grass and porcelain, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Last chance to get your Lion Guardians Christmas Cards!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  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 a week /10 days for ...
  2 weeks ago

• Introducing another new Guardian!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  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! ...
  2 weeks ago

• Lion Guardians Games is getting closer!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  Thanks to Jeremy R, Anne C and Anna H we have now raised a fantastic $550, which means we are over half way there!! We are all so excited about planning the Games, designing the certificates and thinking about who might win the various awards. Thanks to everyone who has donated so far! We know that Anne C, who ...
  2 weeks ago

• Modern day lion hunt

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  ‘Olamayio’ is a traditional Maasai lion hunting party, usually comprising several warriors (morans) of the same age-set. Ideally, morans will go out to test their bravery, which will subsequently provide prestige and status for the victorious moran within his community. It will also very much help to ‘draw in ...
  2 weeks ago

• A rare ostrich meeting!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  After only a little rain, the devastating drought is still ravaging the greater Amboseli ecosystem. The drought is bound to completely change specialized pastoralism, the core of the Maasai’s cultural identity. It is like a wind that blows nobody good. Wildlife of all kinds despite their shapes and sizes are also ...
  3 weeks ago

• Our new Lion Guardians on Olgulului

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  As we reported last week, we have now started up the Lion Guardians program on Olgulului Group Ranch too! Now we thought we should introduce you to some of the new guys who have started working there.. and our first new Guardian to be introduced is called Sumulei Ole Munke. Sumulei represents the “Risa” ...
  3 weeks ago

• More donations for the Games!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  Thank you Sauwah, Brenton and Anna! You have now raised our Lion Guardian Games total to $250! Only $750 more to go! The Lion Guardians are all talking about who will win which event, and which ranch has the better singers, jumpers and stick throwers! All the Guardians from each ranch are deciding on the top two ...
  3 weeks ago

• Owen and Sheri kick off the Lion Guardian Games campaign!

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  We are delighted that Owen and Sheri Hogle have donated $100, and started the climb up our Lion Guardian Games thermometer! Thank you so much! Let’s try and spread the word about the first ever Lion Guardians Games and Awards, and get to the top as soon as we can! The Games will involve competitions in all ...
  3 weeks ago

• Lion Guardian Games and Awards

  
  Lion Guardians — Authority: 418
  As you may know we now have Lion Guardians monitoring and conserving lions on three Group Ranches across the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem – Mbirikani (where the project started), and now Eselenkei and Olgulului Group Ranches. These ranches combined are about 4000km², and hold key habitats for the last remaining lions ...
  3 weeks ago

• MAASAI STREET STYLE

  
  Gypset — Authority: 112
  I really had to rub my eyes when I saw three Maasai warriors strutting down Sixth Avenue in Manhattan the other day with their spears, home made sandals and more jewelry wrapped around their long, slender limbs than a drag queen. Talk about brow raising street style. Turns out it was Samson, Parashi, and Sunte who ...
  4 weeks ago

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