Kilimanjaro Lion Conservation Project

Category: General | Date: Oct 01 2008 | By: Seamus

2L asked a question yesterday relating to the new study animals here. One of the reasons I’ve been posting very little recently is because we’ve been very active in the field. There are now 3 more lions with collars on Kuku ranch (to the south of here), and one of the lions here has had his collar changed. The pic below shows a view of Kuku ranch, looking south. In fact, the area between the man radio-tracking, and the flat-topped hill is Ndelie’s core territory.

So in summary, we now have 11 collared lions in the study, and 3 of them are wearing GPS collars (Iridium satellite phone download). Luckily the GPS collars were donated to the project (by Vectronics, Ol Donyo Wuas lodge and Masai Wilderness Conservation Trust). They have a fat price tag on them… the three collars alone amount to about 18,000 usd. So as you can see, I am deeply concerned about your economies in the so-called developed world, and am trying my best to stimulate economic growth and the virtues of capitalism (by ordering expensive equipment from you). If you would like me to I can send some food as well. Hmmn. I might tie the food aid to your behaviour in the international political arena though. This could get messy.

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