Sorry for the delay in writing this post! The good news is that Nashipai is finally back! Last week, whilst out lion monitoring, I was in Buffalo Springs when I got a radio message that 3 lionesses had been seen in Samburu hunting an elephant calf (they did not succeed). I drove over to Samburu and as I approached “Lion Highway” (one of the main roads where I see lion tracks and sightings often) I suddenly saw them walking down the road. I stopped the car and waited for them to walk down. I recognized her immediately. Nashipai was back and she was together with Nabo her sister and Uni, the older female in the pride. They walked past me as I had a big grin on my face.
I stayed with the lionesses for a few hours. They settled down at the river and watched everything that came down to drink. Nashipai went down and drank in the river, but jumped back on the riverbank and by noon, all 3 were sleeping in the nearby bushes.
The girls are back, looking healthy and I am thrilled.
2 Comments posted on "Nashipai at last"
Jan on May 21st, 2008 at 1:50 pm
So glad you’ve seen Nashipai and her family again. Are the crocodiles at the river a threat to the lions, or are the lions smart enough to stay away from the areas the crocs inhabit?
Christine C. on May 21st, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Wonderful news!! Post a comment
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Ewaso Lions is a project based in the Samburu region. I am working with the local people to enhance co-existence between lions and communities in this stunning arid landscape in Northern Kenya. 
