Lion Guardians

Category: Lion Guardian reports | Date: Aug 04 2008 | By: lionguardians

A hyena has been found dead in the Chyulu Hills. So far, we are not sure what lead to the death of this hyena. It was quite old when it was found, so hard to see what had caused its death. The photos of the dead hyena are a little gruesome so I will not post them here. Instead here is a photo of a lovely live spotted hyena for you.

It was impossible to see if the hyena had been attacked or whether it had died for some other reason, for example a disease. We hope to bring you news if we find out any more details.

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Category: Community work | Date: Jun 01 2008 | By: lionguardians

It was yet another tiring day for the Guardians, working in the scorching sun fencing bomas. A hyena has attacked in the same area again, killing one sheep. The community was very angry and told us that they wanted to kill the hyena, and that they did not want us to work on their boma to make it stronger. There were also reports that a leopard was in the area, which jumped over a boma fence, and killed a goat too. Here I am with Lenkina, pulling branches to the boma.

After some discussions, the livestock owner allowed us to try again to strengthen the fence where the hyena broke through, and we did our best to make it as solid and strong as we could. Our fingers are crossed as we wait out another long night of uneasiness with the community. This may be the last chance for the hyena now. It sounds like the community will not tolerate any more livestock attacks from it. Mokoi helps by dragging branches to add to the fence.

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