Ewaso Lions

Norma, thank you for your donation to Ewaso Lions!  It was lovely to see you in Samburu a few months ago.  We are finally getting some rain in Samburu which is fantastic and it is finally becoming green.

Thank you again for your donation – it will go a long way in helping us achieve our goals of enhancing the survival of lions in the Ewaso ecosystem.

With my best wishes from Samburu,

Shivani

Here is a photo of the collared maneless male with one of the cubs

Thank you Kriselda for your donation to Ewaso Lions! It really means a lot to us and goes a long way in enabling us to continue the work that we are doing.

I hope to show you some of the lions in Samburu this month and the effects of the recent rain.   Samburu is finally becoming green!

With my best wishes and thanks again,

Shivani

Samburu becoming green!

Dear Michael, Heather and Katherine,

Thank you SO much for your donations to Ewaso Lions.   Things are currently very difficult in the Samburu region -  see my previous blog on the drought.  Your donations will really help us enormously with continuing our conservation efforts.

Thank you again.

With my best wishes from Samburu,

Shivani & the rest of the team

Here is one of our new cubs in Buffalo Springs

Stacey, thank you so much for your donation! I am sorry its taken me long to reply.  Lots of news to report on China and the award ceremony and conference and also much more from the field too.

I will write soon with all news but in the meantime, wanted to say a huge Asante Sana for your donation!

Shiv

Nashipai in May this year

Sauwah, thank you so much for your donation and your continued support!

Uni’s 4 little cubs are definitely very cute and the photo in my previous blog entry was a male cub.  Two of the cubs are male and 2 are female.   When they are very young, they do have blue/grey eyes.

To answer your question Sauwah, my project relies on funding from private donors such as what comes through WildlifeDirect.  I also have a few grants from zoos in the US who fund my fieldwork for a limited period. For example, I was given funds for fuel for lion monitoring for 6 months. When the 6 months are over, I need to write another grant for funds to cover the next period.  I sometimes receive the funds, but also get turned down and I need to try again!  I spend a lot of time writing funding applications as I am sure my other fellow bloggers do.

Below are a few more photos of Uni’s cubs  -taken last week in Samburu National Reserve.

Dear Kevin and Brenton,

Thank you for your donations towards a new camp mess tent after reading our appeal.   We hope to receive more funds over the next 2-3 months and this will enable us to erect a new thatched mess tent in May or June.

Every penny helps and goes a long way in allowing us to continue with our work in conserving lions in this part of Northern Kenya.

Thank you again and I hope to post photos of our new mess tent in a few months time.

With my best wishes,

 Shivani and the rest of the Ewaso Lions team

Photo of Uni’s cub – taken a week ago in Samburu National Reserve

Simon and Hattie, thank you so much for your donation.  And then what a great surprise to actually meet you here in Samburu!  I’ll be writing about Magilani over the next few weeks, so please do keep reading the blog.

Your donation will help us tremendously in our project and we  are so grateful for it.

With my very best wishes,

Shivani and the rest of the Ewaso Lions team

Dear Karie,

Thank you so much for your donation to the Ewaso Lion Project.  The donation will go directly towards field costs. Your  support is really appreciated and again, thank you!

With my best wishes,

Shivani

This little cub is one of the latest additions to the Ewaso Lions!

Dear Sauwah, Wanda, Madeliene and Artie,

Thank you so much for the recent donations made in December towards the Ewaso Lion Project.  Your support is going a long way in helping secure a future for this unknown lion population in Northern Kenya. Thank you again!

I hope you enjoy the next few blogs I’ll be posting.  A lot has been going on here including a fantastic sighting of the Samburu females with their cubs.  To give you a taster of whats to come, I have included the photo below.

Thank you again!

 Shivani

Nabo and her cubs

Sauwah, thank you so much for your donation.  I realise that these are hard times for all and you continue to support our work here in Samburu and help me get through when I really need it.  For this, I am so grateful.

I saw the lion cubs a few days ago.  Nabo, the mother, had killed an impala and all the lions were happily eating it.  It was great to see the cubs enjoy the feast and I wanted to share this news with you.  It was raining a lot at the time so I was unable to take many photos but below are a few.