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Living with Lions
....Meet the Lion Guardians....
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Antony Kasanga, Lion Guardians Assistant Director Antony oversees all the day to day logistics of the Lion Guardian program. He is a Maasai murran who achieved a secondary education. Antony keeps the project running by coordinating monthly meetings, having weekly visits with the Guardians in their home areas and, most importantly, dealing with any and all issues which may arise. Antony, with the help of others, is teaching the Guardians new things, like using radio telemetry to track collared lions, using GPS units and how to read and write, which they can now do to fill out forms for their work as Guardians. The Guardians have been given a chance to do something different from what they grew up doing, which is lion hunting, known in the Maasai language as Olamayio. Instead of hunting to kill, the Guardians are now tracking to conserve. Click here to listen to a song recorded by the Lion Guardians at New Year. |
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Kapande Narok Click here to listen to Kapande introducing himself Click here to listen to Kapande talking about being a Lion Guardian Click here to listen to Kapande talking about the death of the lions Sangale and Birdie |
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Koikai Mutungei Click here to listen to Koikai introducing himself Click here to listen to Koikai talking about being a Lion Guardian Click here to listen to Koikai talking about the death of the lions Sangale and Birdie |
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Lekina Ngida
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Masarie Ologela Area of work:Emukutan Click here to listen to Masarie talking about being a Lion Guardian
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Melubo Ole Nakenyu Area of work:Oltiasika Click here to listen to Melubo talking about being a Lion Guardian Click here to listen to Melubo talking about lion conservation Click here for more about Melubo and lion conservation in his community
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Mokoi Lekanayia Area of work: Olngosua Click here to listen to Mokoi introducing himself Click here to listen to Mokoi talking about being a Lion Guardian |
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Olubi Lairumbe Area of work: Kalesirua Click here to listen to Olubi talking about being a Lion Guardian
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Ritei Kashu Area of work: Centre
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Guardian to be appointed Area of work: Oldoinyo Wuas
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