Bush Tales
Unusual movement by lioness Nashipai
Over the last few months Niels Mogensen of the Mara Naboisho Lion Project has been documenting movement by the collared female Nashipai from the Enoolera pride. Here is the latest report from the project on her movements; “Nashipai has been spending a …
Lion population growing in Amboseli
We are extremely pleased to report that the lion population on the group ranches of Amboseli is growing. Since 2010, the Lion Guardians program has observed a continuing cub boom, and they report that the majority of the cubs are …
Human-Lion Conflict claims two lions in Naboisho area
So far this year, two lions have been killed in the Naboisho Conservancy area – both just outside of the Conservancy borders and both in February. This is after a seven month period without any known human caused lion mortality …
Rise in Attacks on Lions in Northern Kenya
In just one week in northern Kenya, one lion has been shot and killed and one nearly killed by men with knives – all as a result of human-wildlife conflict. An adult female was reportedly shot and killed on January …
Christmas Appeal: Help Protect Kenya’s Lions!
“If you kill a lion that has eaten your cow, then you will be losing two important animals.” Yesalai, a Ewaso Lions’ Warrior The Kenya Wildlife Service estimates that only 1,970 lions remain across Kenya and due to habitat loss …
Mara Naboisho Lion Project gets collaring!
On the 8th October, after many delays, we were finally able to attach a GPS-Satellite collar to the first lioness with the aid of a veterinarian team from the Kenya Wildlife Service. This is a huge leap forward for the …
Taking stock of the killing spree
The following has been published on the blog of the Lion Guardians, a lion conservation effort operating with Maasai communities in East Africa which the Kenya Wildlife Trust supports. The killing spree in Amboseli necessitated by political tensions between Kenya …
KWT at Annual Carnivore Conference
On July 26th and 27th, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) hosted the Annual Carnivore Research and Conservation Conference. The event brings together carnivore researchers and experts from all over Kenya who disseminate their findings with the end of improving the …
KWT and the Conservancy Movement
More than 70% of Kenya’s wildlife lives on rangelands outside Protected Areas i.e. National Parks and National Reserves. These rangelands belong to a variety of landowners, some of them private individuals, some of them communities, and some of them groups …
The Naboisho Conservancy Lions
After one year of research the Mara Naboisho Lion Project (MNLP) have gained a great deal of valuable information on lions within and on the peripheries of Naboisho Conservancy. But we still have so much to learn. We have found …
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