The roar of a lion in the night wakes us both up. It’s after midnight, there is no moon. I drop down from the rooftop quickly (it’s that time of night) and don’t stop to enjoy the brilliant sky. A while later another roar… a whole lot closer! “Dam and I are going to see if we can find them.” Marnus and his SAN tracker slowly leave the camp in the direction of the most recent roar. We watch them from the roof top tent on top of our Land Rover. The search light dances around in front of their…
Human wildlife conflict is on the rise and the folks with the Tanzania Lion Illumination Project have found that lights save lions from being killed by farmers. It was a rainy morning in Karatu, Tanzania. Philipo and I were messaging back and forth to nail down a time and place to meet. Philipo Ormorijei, a Maasai warrior from the area works with Patti Vaughn and the Tanzania Lion Illumination Project. Over the past couple of years they’ve been placing lights around cattle kraals (bomas) to keep lions away. Human populations are expanding and villages near game reserves are at risk…
Ever think what Africa would be with no lions? Not as long as people like Marnus are protecting them in Botswana. Sing with me. “Lions and tigers and bears…Oh my! Lions and tigers and bears…Oh my!” What if I told you in only a few short years from now that we might be singing a different tune? …tigers and bears, and what? No Lions? Oh My! Not if Marnus Roodbol has anything to say about it. Marnus is the founder of Walking For Lions (WFL) a nonprofit/conservation organization whose sole purpose is to insure that there will be wild lions when…
