New Lion Guardians chosen!
Category: Community work, Lion Guardians work | Date: Aug 13 2009 | By: lionguardians
The one month voluntary period by the new Lion Guardians on Eselenkei Group Ranch is now over. During this period the volunteering Lion Guardians have helped reinforce more than ten community bomas (livestock enclosures) to predator proof levels, found lost livestock herds in the bush and been tracking lions across the length & breadth of the ranch. Here one of our new Guardians takes a photo of a collared female from the Tara pride.
Because of our funding constraints we have had to pick only the four best Lion Guardians from our 10 volunteers. The four Lion Guardians that have been selected are Kamunu, Kutata, Melita and Lopono. Here they are receiving training from our new Lion Guardians Coordinator in Eselenkei, Eric.
We chose the warriors that were the most honest and hard working, and who had shown dedication and skill at lion tracking and community work, particularly in helping to upgrade local livestock enclosures. The constant flow of gratitude and appreciation, the positive facial expressions of community members and the instant embracing of boma reinforcement as a way of reducing human-wildlife conflicts means that this kind of community assistance will be a strong component of the Lion Guardian project here on our new ranch.
Keep reading the blog for more news of these four hard working warriors who have successfully gained employment with the Lion Guardians project.
Tags: conflict, Kenya, lion, lion conservation, Lion Guardians, lions, Livestock, Maasai, masai, masai warrior
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5 Responses to “New Lion Guardians chosen!”
sauwah, on 13 Aug 2009
one big congratulation from me! and the new warriors look fantastic! and i am sure they will only make the program of protecting livestock and lions better and more successful.
lionguardians, on 13 Aug 2009
Thanks Sauwah - we hope so too!
Hashi-Hanta, on 13 Aug 2009
Welcome new Guardians and congratulations and thank you for the great work you are already doing!!!
Anna M, on 14 Aug 2009
Good luck to all the four new guardians ! I hope the rain is coming soon and thank your the brilliant work you do…
Pirjo,Finland, on 17 Aug 2009
These new guardians look fantastic and will for sure do their best to protect the lions! I would like to wish the guardians the best of luck in their new job.
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