Lion Guardians
Lion Guardians on TV!
We have heard that the piece on the Lion Guardians filmed by Reuters a few weeks ago has now been...
Have you ever heard a cheetah before?
Yesterday we were out looking for lions with the film crew that are staying with us at the moment, a
Happy times in the Chyulus
Everyone here is happy and smiling, especially after our public holiday yesterday to celebrate Obama
Video of Lion Guardian Olubi thanking his sponsor
Thank you for your concern and advice about the ongoing problem elephant. When I have any more news...
Language barriers (video - Koikai speaks English)
Most people think that being a Kenyan you must know English or at least our national language...
How many lions have we saved? Is it enough?
Today I am going to answer some questions that Paula asked me. She wanted to know how many lions we...
Dangerous elephant still at large
The elephant we reported a few days ago is still in the area. I gave the details to the game scouts...
Your questions answered (part 4)
We recently asked the Lion Guardians some questions from you, the blog readers. Here I ask some...
Your questions answered (part 3)
I'm going to answer some questions from Jeff Spindel, who I met while I was visiting America. He...
Your questions answered (part 2)
Today I thought I would share with you some more of the Lion Guardians' answers to your questions....
Your questions answered (part 1)
We had a very interesting time at the monthly meeting answering your questions. It is interesting...
Meet Olubi, the Lion Guardian famed for his singing and lion killing
Olubi is one of those people you could describe as full of energy. The ever-happy Olubi is always la
Meet our oldest Lion Guardian, Mokoi
Mokoi is the only Lion Guardian who is not a murran. He is in the junior elders age class, known as
Lion Guardian Melubo killed a legendary lion - now he protects them
Melubo is another one of the pioneers of the Lion Guardians program. His real name is Matasha ole Na
Meet Masarie - the Lion Guardian famous for his sharp spearing skills
Masarie is one of the senior murrans we have working for the Lion Guardians program. His name, Masar
Meet Lion Guardian Lenkina
Lenkina is a great guy. He gets along really well with all the Lion Guardians and camp staff alike....
Lion Guardian Koikai
Koikai is a simple, straight forward kind of a guy. He gets excited about every chance of advanci
Lion Guardian Kapande
Kapande is one of the humblest of the Lion Guardians. His ability to manage others when discussing t
Tracking down lions
We are still training up the new Lion Guardian Solonka, to make sure he is proficient in all the...
Maasai marriage
Marriage in Maasai culture is one of our most important traditional activities. A man has to be...
More skills for new Lion Guardian
Lion Guardians need to learn some new skills in order for them to carry out their work. Yesterday...
New Lion Guardian
All Lion Guardians have got their jobs by first volunteering for us for at least a month, sometimes...
Maasai grooming
Being a murran means one has to be smart all the time; but this does not mean a murran must take a...
Panthera visits Lion Guardians
Last week we had the pleasure to host Jessica Craig at camp, who was representing the UK division...
Roaring back to camp
Today I am travelling from the Laikipia Predator Project down to Nairobi, and then back to camp. I...
Celebrating Murranhood at Maria’s boma
Maria, the camp chef, invited me to a ceremony at her boma in Olibili. As well as being an amazing...
Donations received, Maasai songs and webpages
Hello everyone, We have good news: the Lion Guardian program now has a new webpage about the project
Kapande’s reaction
Kapande who is normally a calm and composed guy reacted surprisingly strongly to the poisoning of th
The Lion Guardians sing
We had some trouble uploading audio into our first posting about the new year's celebration. Here ar
Video footage of Nosero’s cub
Here is a clip of Nosero's cub thinking about the world, and of the tasty Wildebeest that her...
Kipande reports on his activities, early November
Here is Kipande's report for the first week of November.
Lion Guardian Kapande’s monthly report
Here is Kipande's report for the first week of November.
Lion Guardian Koikai gives his October report
Every month we have a meeting of all the lion guardians. Today is the monthly meeting. We have recor
Nosero roaring
Our guests were kind enough to take some video footage while they were here. In this clip you can...
Mr Sikempei had been visited by a hyena two consecutive nights but the hyena did not take...
Sangale roaring
We posted a clip of Sangale roaring earlier this month, but Paula K wants to hear it again! This tim
Koikai speaks about his work and Sangale the male lion
This is a recording of Lion Guardian Koikai speaking on the 12th of this month. Some technical diffi