Lion Guardians

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Initially, we had just a plastic tank as is normal in many homes. After several problems with elephants however, we became wiser. They broke into the tank repeatedly and actually marked our camp as a watering point. They are so tall, they used to stand next to the tank and put their [...]

Recently, I have been running to and from
Nairobi
every week. The problem, search for a passport. You can’t believe what a hassle it is to get one on our side of the planet. After several such trips, I was sure that I was going to miss a fundraising trip that will take me to
New York
. Can [...]

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Sundays are usually busy days for me. I make my rounds today to reach all the Lion Guardians in their respective zones to collect their weekly report forms. This is the second time I am able to go on this round, thanks to the motorbike.
Although I will be out on a bike for most of [...]

Koikai, a Lion Guardian, joined the Seamus and Ernest for another trip to the Olepolos area in search of Sangale and his new bride. We were sure the pair would not move far from where they were the night before. After confirming this by radio tracking, they moved in. Sure enough, theylocated Sangale about 1km [...]

Here is a recording of Sangale roaring. We found an old tape-recorder and held it out the window of the car. Unfortunately we don’t have the equipment (or the MP3 ripping software) to do this properly yet… but you can download the wave file, play it and tell us what you think.
 http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php…

On the subject of [...]

This is Koikai. He is the Lion Guardian for the Olibili area.

Dear Blog-reader
A few people have requested more information on the Lion Guardians. Here is some material that will soon be published on our own website (www.lionconservation.org). Please follow the link and see the a description of all the work that the Living with Lions initiative carries out.

Lion Guardians

In collaboration with the local communities of Mbirikani [...]

Yesterday night Seamus, Ernest and Lion Guardian Koikai spent most of their night in the bush in the company of Sangale and a lioness we suspect to be Birdie. She is collared but disappeared for some time. Even from close by, they could not pick up the signal from her collar. We suspect that its [...]

This is Ritei, lion guardian for the Centre and Lemasusu area. His job is difficult because his area probably has the most lions and is very bushy.