Comments on: Life with the lions

By: eniola

eniola — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:41:30 +0000

I believe is time for Africa’s to believe in protecting there natural resources and not some white men and women called researchers to come and help solving our problems… our leaders should first educate the people on the danger by using local educators. it is then that we can be proud of saying we are africans and not babies that should be by the mothers

By: Alon Fisher

Alon Fisher — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:09:47 +0000

I think it’s a brilliant initiative from lion hunters to lion gaurdians, a truly awesome transformation.Alon FisherSouth Africa

By: Mary E. Sipes

Mary E. Sipes — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:10:31 +0000

The rape of English grammar proceeds.Your first sentence should read, “…the country’s lion(used as an adjective)population is in danger…”There is no need to incorrectly use a possessive(‘s)asa plural. And you actually get PAID for this.

By: jayden

jayden — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:22:01 +0000

lions live in the regions of india and africa. They are one of the largest members of the cat family after the tiger. Both the male and female are large mammals that have more power then speed. They can weigh up to 100 – 200 kg and can reach up to 2.5 m in lenght. Lions fur varies in colour sandy brown to black. Adult male lions grow a mane around their shoulders that distinguishes them from females.

By: EDWIN MBAYA

EDWIN MBAYA — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:44:19 +0000

The project is a timely one especially coming at a time when lions in Kenya are being termed as endangered species facing extinction. It is also important in reducing human wildlife conflicts as over the years the maasai community have faced attacks from the lions without being adequately compensated . Most important was the involvement of the locals in the project as they are in a better position to understand the problems they are facing, and thus reep from the benefits of the project.I also wish such projects could be extended to other endangered wildlife species like the elephants.EDWIN MBAYANAIROBI – KENYA.

By: Jenn Carron

Jenn Carron — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:53:32 +0000

I’m not sure what’s so new about this project. It seems that the Lion Guardians program has successfully modelled and marketed a concept developed by a wildlife biologist studying lions in northern Kenya. I visited and participated as a volunteer in the Lion Warriors Program, a nearly-identical project, in 2004! At that time, it was being run quite successfully by a lion specialist in a remote area of Samburu, Kenya, who, even today, sends updates of her work to former program volunteers. I am not sure when she conceptualized or initiated this idea, but it pre-dates 2004. There, she utilized moran warriors of the Samburu tribe, closely related to the Maasai, in the same capacity, to protect lions. While the Lion Warriors Program seems much more well-developed and complex than the Lion Guardians program, the basic premise is the same. Either the project in your article is an offshoot of that one, or something is a bit off here.