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The Simba Stories book is now complete! We are very excited about the final product and have already distributed copies of the book locally. Simba Stories is a collection of poems, stories and illustrations made by students from Lpus Leluai Primary School, and put together by Ewaso Lions.

Shivani presents Simba Stories to Johnson Lenasalia, the headmaster of Lpus Leluai Primary School, whose students work is featured in the book.

The book is now for sale.  Click on the link below to buy your copy! Proceeds from book sales go to a wildlife club at the Lpus School.

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1508657?alt=Simba+Stories%2C+as+listed+under+Nonprofits+%26+Fundraising

A very special thanks to Panthera for funding the initial print, Lindsay Morency for putting the book together, and SB Management for donating the art supplies.

Check out our press release for our Warrior Watch programme (first blogged about here):

On June 8th, nearly 200 people from across Ngutuk Ongiron Group Ranch in Samburu District gathered for the launch of Warrior Watch programme. Warrior Watch is a unique conservation programme in Samburu that engages warriors, or morans, in active wildlife conservation. Warrior Watch was co-founded in early 2010 by the Westgate Community Conservancy and Ewaso Lions, a project that takes a community-based approach to predator research and conservation in northern Kenya. The launch event brought together warriors with wildlife authorities in a context that built partnership for the two groups which are often at odds on wildlife issues.

Through Warrior Watch, warriors report on wildlife sightings and issues such as conflict in exchange for educational lessons and a food stipend. The warriors were trained on data collection, basic wildlife ecology, conservation and security issues within the Group Ranch, and the economic value of wildlife through tourism.

The launch on June 8th was attended by representatives of Kenya Wildlife Service, including the Samburu District Warden, Mr Mohamed Kheri, who was the guest of honour. Others present included representatives from Samburu National Reserve, Sasaab Lodge, Samburu District councilors and chief, Northern Rangeland Trust, Grevy’s Zebra Trust, and Ewaso Lions donors and friends.

Over 125 Samburu warriors were present and had the opportunity to speak about their roles in wildlife conservation. Members of Warrior Watch called on the warriors present to assist in securing a future for wildlife in the region. The launch was opened with a drama played by students from Lpus Leluai Primary School in Westgate. The day concluded with warrior dances and a goat feast.

Success in wildlife conservation relies on the involvement of local people. Samburu warriors have long been neglected in conservation management. Warrior Watch is the first programme to actively involve warriors in wildlife conservation in the region, effectively making them wildlife ambassadors within their communities. Engaging the Warriors instills positive attitudes towards wildlife, with an emphasis on the importance of lions and predators, and this message is spread to other morans in their communities. Through Warrior Watch, wildlife has a secure future in balance with local people in this part of Kenya.

For more information on Warrior Watch:
info [at] ewasolions [dot] org
(+254) 721 696 443
Photos available upon request

Ewaso Lions, in partnership with Sasaab Lodge and Westgate Community Conservancy, held the first-ever marathon in Westgate Community Conservancy on May 1st. We had over 35 runners including 5 children participate in the event themed “Running for Lions.” This special community event was held to increase awareness of the importance of lion conservation in the area. Ewaso Lions had 5 runners participate, with Jeneria Lekilele finishing in 8th position.

The first 3 winners of both the adult’s and children’s race will be sponsored by Ewaso Lions and Sasaab to run the Lewa Marathon on the 26th of June. It was a fantastic day and a huge success and we hope to run ourselves in the 2011 Westgate marathon!

Ewaso Lions Team

Start of the Marathon

The Running For Lions Marathon begins!

Jeneria finishes the marathon in style!

The winner took home a goat!

Running for Lions Marathon

Many thanks to Tony Allport from Sasaab Lodge for these fantastic photos!

We’ve been extremely fortunate over the past few weeks in terms of wildlife sightings! African wild dogs seem to be everywhere and we have a very pregnant female in a pack of 10 very close to camp. We watched them swim across the great Ewaso Nyiro River a few days ago which was amazing. Could they be denning near our camp…?

We also recently saw an aardwolf in Samburu National Reserve and this was the first time we were able to get a photo. Leopards are also around and we have had a few sightings of a very tame young female leopard in Westgate Conservation Area who sits at the side of the road and pretty much ignores us – very rare for leopards in community areas.

Lions – finally yesterday, we saw Magilani and her 2 cubs in Westgate! I haven’t seen her since August last year and this was really exciting! Below are a few photos of all our recent special sightings.

Wild dogs playing in the lugga near camp.

A very pregnant female!

A rare glimpse of an aardwolf in Samburu.

Young leopard in the Conservation Area of Westgate.

Loirish, resident male lion in Samburu National Reserve.

All photos copyright Ewaso Lions

Today we have a special guest blogger: Jeneria, Ewaso Lions’ Head Spotter and Assistant. Here he recounts his first time to fly in a plane.

One day we collared a male lion called Lguret [See the blog on the collaring operation here]. We went back to Save The Elephants research camp to spend the night. The following morning we went out trying to find our collared lion but in vain. We went back to camp for lunch and also to have a break.

When I was napping I heard Shivani calling me. I woke up and Shivani asked me a question “Have you ever flown in an aeroplane?” I answered “no, why?” She said “I want you to go with Paul in Iain’s plane to try and find Lguret’s signal. We went to Iain’s office and she introduced me to Iain [Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save The Elephants]. Shivani asked if I can fly with them to try and find the lion. Iain responded very nicely and said no problem.

After few minutes we drove to the airstrip where Iain’s plane is. As I was in deep thinking my friend from S.T.E interrupted me asking me what I was thinking about. I answered am thinking about flying. “Ooh no let me tell you my friend, a plane is just like a car, the only difference is you feel like throwing up and your intestines come up your chest while the plane lands or taking off.” I really became worried! After few minutes of arriving to the airstrip we got into the plane. Everybody tightened his safety belt. Meanwhile Iain started plane.

Jeneria during his first flight in a plane.

It was my first day to fly in the air in an aeroplane and it was amazing to me. We flew around Samburu trying to locate the radio signal from the lion’s collar.
Fortunately the expected falling and throwing up didn’t happened. The things that frightened me were when the plane rolled or bent to make a corner, also when we went up and down the mountains. One time the plane dropped suddenly and I shouted and all the guys looked at me and laughed. I felt so embarrassed because I discovered that in the plane everybody is wearing the big earphones and can hear each other.

After some time we landed safely and I left the plane very excited. It was my wonderful day, very great and I will never forget in my whole life.

The Ewaso Nyiro River from above.

Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Jeneria, Paul, and the plane.

Dear friends of Ewaso Lions,

We are pleased to present our Mid-Year Report to provide you with news from Samburu, information on our lion research and conservation activities, and to keep you posted on life in Camp. It’s been one of our most challenging field seasons yet – from severe drought to massive floods to increased threats to lions. The Ewaso Lions team pushes forward, working with communities, to ensure the long-term survival of Kenya’s top predators and other wildlife.

Lion News

We are currently monitoring close to 40 lions in the Ewaso ecosystem of Samburu. The lions did well during the drought of late 2009. All cubs survived and thrived when most other animals succumbed to the severity of the drought. Most of the females have cubs at the moment, including Magilani in Westgate. We are very excited to report that she was finally seen in April 2010 with two young cubs. She was last seen in August 2009, so it is a huge relief to see her again, especially with cubs.

Conflict:

Lions face high pressure from recent conflict. Lions are struggling to find wild prey and are turning to livestock. Recently in Westgate Conservancy, lions killed three camels; in response, we have held seven community meetings within the entire group ranch. We addressed the need to make bomas stronger with closed entrances so livestock does not escape and end up in predator territory. Herders need to be extra careful and avoid areas where lions are present. The meetings were well-received and the livestock owners have responded by reinforcing bomas to protect livestock better. We will be actively involved in a boma reinforcing project from May onwards thanks to support from our donors.

A lioness killed in retaliation by a person.

If conflict continues, things could get grim for the lions and we are working hard to continue with our awareness and education programmes. It is thanks to your donations that we are able to go out each day and hold meetings and travel around the group ranch talking to the communities about lions.

To read our blog on the increased conflict, click here.

Radio-Collaring:

After months of trying, we successfully collared the elusive male lion, Lguret, in late February. He was first collared in 2009 and it was time to replace his collar. It was no easy task to find him; we spent a total of 60 field days over the past eight months, averaging 12 hours each day, and driving nearly two thousand kilometers! Lguret now has a new radio/GPS tracking collar and we will be able to capture valuable movement data.

For photos and a detailed account on this collaring operation, click here.

Lguret, the radio-collared lion in Samburu.

We have begun to analyse the data from his old collar and preliminary results already show interesting patterns where he moved out of the reserves to areas where large numbers of livestock were present. Lguret was re-collared before the March floods and we are yet to know where he has gone during this time. We still have plans to collar at least four more individuals.

Collaring lions is very tough work and requires a lot of time and funds. We are grateful for all the donors who have assisted us so far and I urge you all to keep supporting us so we can monitor the Ewaso lions closely.

Camera Trapping:

Thanks to donors, we have acquired two camera traps for the project. Identifying individual predators in Westgate is difficult since they are nervous and often run away before we can take good identity photos. Plus, the candid photos of wildlife in the absence of humans may give us insight into some of their natural behaviours. Each night we place the camera traps in the Conservation Area of Westgate in strategic locations where we know lions, hyenas and other animals pass. It is always exciting in the mornings to go and check the cameras and see what the cameras have captured. So far, we have managed to get some great photos of elephants and hyenas (including one of a hyena biting the actual camera!). We have since built metal boxes around the cameras to deter curious and toothsome hyenas. In time, we hope to have a collection of ID photos to estimate the density of carnivores in this community area.

A spotted hyena captured by our camera trap.

Other Wildlife News:

Many animals died during the severe drought in 2009. Almost all buffalo, waterbuck, warthog and impala died during this time. The rains returned in October and the survivors made the most of the new grass shoots that emerged. Rains in March and April have created a lush green paradise in the reserves. Fattened oryx, huge herds of impala, gazelle and giraffe are scattered all over the reserves and elephants are back in large numbers.

We have been fortunate to have some good predator sightings, including our first cheetah sighting in Westgate. We are excited to have seen wild dogs on numerous occasions both in the reserves and in Westgate, including a pack that passed right behind our camp kitchen! We’ve also seen caracal and had a very special sighting of an aardvark. The vegetation has now begun to dry up and we are busy recording and monitoring all wildlife changes.

Wild dogs seen in the Conservation Area.

Staff News

Paul Thomson joined the Ewaso Lions team full-time in January. Paul has over five years professional experience in African wildlife conservation and is pursuing a Masters degree at Yale. Before joining Ewaso Lions, Paul worked with the African Wildlife Foundation in both Kenya and Washington, DC. We are very excited to have Paul join the team and you will be hearing a lot from him as well. Karibu sana Paul!

In April 2010, we employed two new field members. Moses Letitiya has taken over Jeneria’s position as Lion scout in the Sasaab region. Jeneria is now our head tracker and research assistant. Robert Lenongiro has recently started as Community Officer. Both Robert and Moses are from Westgate. Ricila is now in charge of the Warrior Watch programme (see below) and is Camp Chef. Joseph is Camp Manager and is being trained in data management.

The Ewaso Lions team.

PhD

After some challenges in 2009 due to the security troubles and severe drought, Shivani is busy catching up with PhD-related work and data analysis. She has about another year to complete her PhD with the University of Oxford. She will be traveling to Oxford towards the end of the year to begin writing her thesis. The guys will carry on with activities in the field and in Camp whilst Shivani is away.

News in Camp

Ewaso Lions Camp, located in Westgate Community Conservancy just outside Samburu National Reserve, has seen some real growth this past year. We finally have permanent shade, thanks to our new Mess structure kindly provided by Sasaab Lodge. It is no longer possible to pack up the whole camp in Gypsy the way we used to in 2008!

We still need a lot more in camp: more tents, tables, cooking items, and fuel. Our chairs are broken and solar battery has died. Also, with the rains, our bathrooms have all collapsed and need to be rebuilt. We appreciate any donation towards our Camp needs and are grateful to all of you who have supplied so much to date.

The project has just acquired a Toyota Landcruiser. The vehicle has been christened Winslow (don’t ask!) and is a great companion for the faithful Suzuki, Gypsy. Together, Winslow and Gypsy will allow us to expand the reach and impact of our work across our project area, which covers over 900 km2.

Paul driving around in Winslow, the new project vehicle.

We have hosted many visitors over the past few months. Christina Tsantes from Hunter College, New York, stayed with us for six weeks in July/August and greatly assisted with setting up of databases. Scott Smith from the Wildlife Conservation Society spent a wonderful week in camp in October and witnessed both the severity of the drought and the first rains. Stacey Gardebrecht visited and assisted us for a week in February, followed by Aimee Guha-Roy from the University of Oxford who helped with data and gained some field experience – little did she know she would arrive for the floods! We are happy to host Mary Wykstra and her team from the Action for Cheetahs in Kenya at our Camp whilst she conducts fieldwork in Samburu.

Warrior Watch

We are thrilled to announce our newest programme, Warrior Watch. Through Warrior Watch, Samburu warriors become active within their communities as wildlife ambassadors by reporting on wildlife sightings and issues such as conflict in exchange for a stipend and educational lessons. In partnership with Westgate Conservancy, we selected and trained the first six warriors in January. The programme is already showing signs of success: the warriors seem to genuinely enjoy their new roles; they’ve held meetings throughout the group ranch; and have attended over ten conflict cases in four months. We hope to increase the number of warriors in the programme and are currently seeking funds to enable us to do so. Meet the warriors and see what else they do here.

Shivani working with the warriors on predator tracks identification.

Sponsoring Students

We are happy to announce the first two students sponsored by Ewaso Lions, Samson and Edward. These bright boys completed primary school at Lpus Leluai here in Westgate Conservancy. Under the Ewaso Lions sponsorship, they will continue their education at a highly ranked secondary school in Meru, and their tuition will be covered for four academic years. We received donations from Christina, Nina, Kathy and Trey to enable the boys to go to school. At the end of their first term in their new school, both boys achieved a grade of B- in their subjects, and we are thrilled with these results. Meet the boys here!

New Book: Simba Stories

In May, Ewaso Lions will release Simba Stories, a book of poems, stories and illustrations that celebrate lions, all made by students from Lpus Leluai Primary School in Westgate. The artwork encapsulates their perceptions of lions as they parse together their own young experiences with those learnt in their community and through conservation education programmes. We will be distributing the book locally to increase awareness on the importance of lions and conservation.

Simba Stories will be available for purchase – the details will be posted online. Proceeds from book sales will be used to establish a Wildlife Club at Lpus Leluai Primary School. A very special thanks to Lindsay Morency for putting the book together and making it look so fantastic!

Floods in Samburu

On March 4th, Samburu was rocked by severe flooding, which left eight camps and lodges destroyed, hundreds of people without jobs, infrastructure ruined, and tourism essentially shut down in the area. We were very fortunate – the Ewaso Lions camp was not affected.

Ewaso Lions’ friends and donors responded quickly to our appeals and we were able to assist many Samburu residents with food and clothing. Things are now beginning to recover and lodges and camps are being constructed and repaired. We are yet to assess the impact on wildlife as so many roads are still impassable. See photos of the flood and its aftermath here.

Launch of Kenya’s Lion and Spotted Hyena Strategy

Ewaso Lions was represented at the launch of the National Lion Strategy. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officially launched it at an event in Nairobi on the 17th of February together with the strategies for spotted hyena, cheetahs and wild dogs. This management plan recognises the current and potential geographical range for lions and the threats facing them, and provides guidance for their conservation and management.

Ewaso Lions played an important role in the management plan by providing data and information on lions and hyenas from the Samburu region. Ricila & Mporian, warriors from our Warrior Watch programme, joined Joseph, Paul, and Shivani at the KWS headquarters for the launch. Mporian was given the honour of opening the ceremony with a traditional Samburu blessing.

Lion Research Safari

In January, we had our first Lion Research Safari in conjunction with Gamewatchers (a fantastic, eco-friendly safari company which has a number of Porini Camps in Kenya). Our guests, the Wills family of Scotland joined us during our research activities in Shaba and visited our community programmes in Westgate. For more information on Lion Research Safaris, and how they help our project, go to: http://www.porini.com/lion-research-safari.html

Kenyan Kids on Safari

We have now taken more than 40 young kids on game drives in Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves. Kenyan Kids on Safari (KKOS) and Todd Cromwell donated cameras, binoculars and a print station to Ewaso Lions to allow us to take young children in villages and schools into the National Reserves to see wildlife. Many of these children have never seen the big cats or elephants close-up and only get to see the negative side of wildlife. Together with Intrepids and Sasaab lodges, we have shown these kids a positive side of wildlife. We hope to take more kids on safari in 2010. For more, visit kidsonsafari.org

Children from Kenyan Kids on Safari.

Tree Project

We have planted 75 trees to date within schools and villages in Westgate. Unfortunately most of the trees died during the 2009 drought. We hope to resume and reenergize the Tree Project over the next few months.

Westgate Marathon

Together with Sasaab Lodge and Westgate Conservancy, we held the first-ever Westgate Marathon on the 1st of May, 2010. The Westgate Marathon was open to everyone. The theme was “Running for Lions.” The marathon was a huge success – we had 30 runners participate including five from the Ewaso Lions team. The winners will be sponsored to run the famous Safaricom Lewa Marathon in June. We hope to hold another Westgate Marathon in 2011 and this time both Paul and Shivani will be out there running for lions!

Joseph running in the Westgate Marathon.

New Ewaso Lions Logo

Ewaso Lions finally has a logo! Paul helped create the bold new logo, which will raise the profile of our growing project and has given our team a sense of identity. We now have stylish new shirts and decals on our vehicles bearing the logo. We hope you like it!

Blog, Facebook and Twitter

Ewaso Lions has launched a full-scale attack on the Internet. We’ve updated our website, we continue to blog as much as possible, and we are more and more active in growing our online community through our Facebook and Twitter pages. Please friend us, follow us, and send us feedback. Also, spread the word and encourage your friends to join Ewaso Lions.

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Thanks to you – our donors and partners – we have come this far in a relatively short period of time. Without your support, our work would not be possible. We are making real progress here, but there is still so much more to be done. We hope you will continue to support this important work as we continue to expand our research and conservation programmes.

Your donations and support are ultimately helping safeguard the future of lions, while improving peoples’ livelihoods, in the Ewaso region of northern Kenya. Donate online here.

For lions. For people. Forever.

With our very best wishes from Samburu,

Shivani Bhalla & Paul Thomson

Directors, Ewaso Lions

Contact

Ewaso Lion Project

P.O. Box 14996

Nairobi 00800

Kenya

Tel: (+254) 721 696 443

Email: info@ewasolions.org

Website: www.ewasolions.org

Blog: www.ewasolions.wildlifedirect.org

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Here in Samburu, one of the most neglected groups of people in conservation management is the moran, or warrior age-class. These young men spend more time than anyone in wildlife areas, yet they are rarely involved in decision making when it comes to wildlife conservation. To address this gap, Ewaso Lions has founded the Warrior Watch programme.

Through Warrior Watch, morans become active within their communities as wildlife ambassadors by reporting on wildlife sightings and issues such as conflict in exchange for a stipend and educational lessons.

Samburu warriors Reria, Mporian and Lemeyon practicing their ABCs.

How It Works

In partnership with Westgate Community Conservancy, Ewaso Lions selected the first seven members of Warrior Watch from seven villages in the Ngutuk Ongiron Group Ranch, in Samburu District of northern Kenya. The Warriors were initially trained on data collection, basic wildlife ecology, conservation and security issues within the Conservancy, and the value of wildlife.

Each week, we meet with the Warriors and get reports on wildlife sightings and any incidents of human-wildlife conflict (poaching, predation, etc.), community meetings, and livestock issues. In turn, Warriors receive lessons in English and Kiswahili, basic arithmetic, and ecology. In addition, Ewaso Lions pays the Warriors a small monthly stipend and provides meals.

Shivani trains Lentiyo to identify different predator tracks.

Why It Helps

Success in wildlife conservation relies on the involvement of local people. Warrior Watch is the first programme to actively involve warriors in wildlife conservation in Ngutuk Ongiron. Engaging the Warriors instills positive attitudes towards wildlife, with an emphasis on the importance of lions and predators, and this message is spread to other morans in their communities.

Traditional Samburu morans do not attend school. Warrior Watch gives these young men an opportunity to obtain some essential education. The lessons are taught by a Samburu moran, which enhances effectiveness of the exchange.

The morans spend the majority of their time outside the village, thus serving as the “eyes and ears” in the bush. Through Warrior Watch, Ewaso Lions effectively taps into this resource to aid our research.

Looking Ahead

In the coming months, we hope to add more Warriors to the programme and expand to other conservancies. Want to help? Please donate so that we can continue Warrior Watch. Contact us or donate if you’d like to contribute.

Through Warrior Watch, we are hopeful that wildlife has a secure future in balance with local people in this part of Kenya.

Some of the warriors (and Paul).

Hello friends! We now have the ability (again) to receive your online donations. Donations to Ewaso Lions are now processed by the National Wildlife Humane Society (NWHS) – who generously pass on the entire donation amount to us. We thank all of you who have donated to us through Wildlife Direct over the past two years and hope you will continue to do so now. We urgently need support: our camp bathrooms and chairs have fallen apart in the rains, we need money to pay our staff, and need to purchase additional lion research equipment.

The donation process is essentially the same: please use the orange Donate area on the right side of this blog. You can make a one-time donation or a recurring monthly gift. It’s easy and safe. You can donate with PayPal or by using a credit card, or by mailing a check. (Note: a PayPal account is not required to donate)

When you donate, 100% of the money goes to Ewaso Lions, less bank fees. And because NWHS is a registered non-profit in the US, your donation will be tax-deductible, just as before. Thanks to NWHS for their wonderful support!

Please contact us with any questions at all. info@ewasolions.org

After the incident of the lioness that killed the camel in the Conservation Area, we followed her tracks down to the river, and here we found clear, fresh tracks of lion cubs! There was an area where the cubs had been playing in the open and the mother was not around. The cubs also managed to kill or find a dead dikdik and dragged it into a small cave in a Salvadora bush, where they fed on it. Their most recent tracks disappeared into some thick bushes along with their mother.

Tracks of the cubs. We place a pen next to them to show size.

We returned to the area in the evening and waited along the road to see if we could get a visual of the lioness and her cubs. At 6:06 pm, Jeneria suddenly said “she’s there!” and for one second, we had a sighting of the female alone. She saw us and slowly disappeared into thick bush and did not come out again.

I was really excited – I hadn’t seen a lion in the Conservation Area since August 2009. Although I barely got a proper sighting of her, I believe that this is Magilani.  She is in her usual area and very close to the bushes she used to always be seen in. We last saw her in August 2009 at the peak of the drought and I believe she disappeared to give birth and has now returned with her 2 young cubs.

Unfortunately her usual hiding area has been destroyed in the floods. The March 2010 floods destroyed much of the vegetation along the river, flattening the Salvadora bushes and uprooting giant trees.

The area where Magilani used to hide has been destroyed in the floods. Hiding places are more scarce.

News of cubs is great news for Westgate and we will be keeping a close eye on the female and her cubs to ensure their safety in the area. Hopefully over time, we will get a proper visual of the female and confirm that it is indeed Magilani.

Last week, we received word that a lion had killed a camel in the Westgate Conservation Area. We went to investigate and found the carcass of an adult female camel.

During the night, the camel and her calf had been chased out of their enclosure (or “boma”) by another camel. She ran into the Conservation Area, where she was killed by the lioness. The calf ran back to the village and was attacked by hyenas. She managed to survive, but suffered some severe injuries.

We went to the village to speak to the owner of the camels. We learned that the boma was in fact left open and the entrances were not entirely covered, which is how the camels easily escaped. We helped treat the camel’s deep gashes.

This was the second lion-camel incident in one week and we followed up by having community meetings within the entire group ranch. We spoke about the need to make bomas stronger with closed entrances so camels and other livestock do not escape and end up in predator territory. Herders need to be extra careful and avoid areas where lions are present.

The meetings were well-received and the owner of these particular camels immediately reinforced his bomas to better protect his camels.

After this incident, I did wonder to myself, who was the lioness that killed the camel?  Could this be Magilani?

The rains continue in Samburu.  It is so green and beautiful at the moment, white and purple flowers blanket the landscape.  But amidst this beauty, conflict persists between lions and the local communities in Westgate Community Conservancy. If this conflict continues, things could get grim for the lions.

Lpuresi, Ewaso Lions Warrior, investigates the area where the adult camel was killed

Jeneria, Ewaso Lions Research Assistant, attempts to catch the young camel

Treating the injured camel

Mporian, member of the Ewaso Lions Warrior Watch programme, speaks to other warriors at Sasaab village