Lion Conservation Archives - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden https://cincinnatizoo.org/category/lions-in-kenya-conservation/ Inspiring everyone with wildlife every day! Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:42:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://cincinnatizoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-CZBG-full-whitetrim_expanded_Shadow_R-cropped-32x32.png Lion Conservation Archives - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden https://cincinnatizoo.org/category/lions-in-kenya-conservation/ 32 32 Cincinnati Zoo Welcomes Third Cohort of Coexistence Impact Fellows https://cincinnatizoo.org/cincinnati-zoo-welcomes-third-cohort-of-coexistence-impact-fellows/ https://cincinnatizoo.org/cincinnati-zoo-welcomes-third-cohort-of-coexistence-impact-fellows/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:45:11 +0000 https://cincinnatizoo.org/?p=255460 The post Cincinnati Zoo Welcomes Third Cohort of Coexistence Impact Fellows appeared first on Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

]]> https://cincinnatizoo.org/cincinnati-zoo-welcomes-third-cohort-of-coexistence-impact-fellows/feed/ 0 From the Zoo Director: My Maasai Cow https://cincinnatizoo.org/thanes-maasai-cow/ https://cincinnatizoo.org/thanes-maasai-cow/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:25:46 +0000 https://cincinnatizoo.org/?p=255259 The post From the Zoo Director: My Maasai Cow appeared first on Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

]]> https://cincinnatizoo.org/thanes-maasai-cow/feed/ 0 How Lions Are Helping Us Reach Net Zero https://cincinnatizoo.org/how-lions-are-helping-us-reach-net-zero/ https://cincinnatizoo.org/how-lions-are-helping-us-reach-net-zero/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:00:36 +0000 https://cincinnatizoo.org/?p=254825 The post How Lions Are Helping Us Reach Net Zero appeared first on Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

]]> https://cincinnatizoo.org/how-lions-are-helping-us-reach-net-zero/feed/ 0 Mufasa: The Lion King “Protect the Pride” https://cincinnatizoo.org/mufasa-the-lion-king-protect-the-pride/ https://cincinnatizoo.org/mufasa-the-lion-king-protect-the-pride/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:39:31 +0000 https://cincinnatizoo.org/?p=251283 The post Mufasa: The Lion King “Protect the Pride” appeared first on Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

]]> https://cincinnatizoo.org/mufasa-the-lion-king-protect-the-pride/feed/ 0 The 2024 Wildlife Ranger Challenge https://cincinnatizoo.org/the-2024-wildlife-ranger-challenge/ https://cincinnatizoo.org/the-2024-wildlife-ranger-challenge/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:37:20 +0000 https://cincinnatizoo.org/?p=249113 The post The 2024 Wildlife Ranger Challenge appeared first on Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

]]> https://cincinnatizoo.org/the-2024-wildlife-ranger-challenge/feed/ 0 Wildlife Ranger Challenge https://cincinnatizoo.org/wildlife-ranger-challenge/ https://cincinnatizoo.org/wildlife-ranger-challenge/#comments Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:26:26 +0000 https://blog.cincinnatizoo.org/?p=18498 For over a decade, the Cincinnati Zoo has supported the South Rift Association of Landowners  (SORALO) in the South Rift Region of Kenya. In this area of Kenya, wildlife (such as elephants and lions) and people coexist sharing the same spaces and resources. Wildlife are still able to move freely across the landscape and by […]

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]]> https://cincinnatizoo.org/wildlife-ranger-challenge/feed/ 5 Let’s Go on an #UrbanLionSafari  https://cincinnatizoo.org/lets-go-on-an-urbanlionsafari/ https://cincinnatizoo.org/lets-go-on-an-urbanlionsafari/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:22:39 +0000 http://blog.cincinnatizoo.org/?p=17932 Iconic Lions  African lions are a mighty predator. They are built to catch animals that are bigger, faster, and stronger than themselves, often sneaking up on prey in the dark while using their night vision, stealth, and teamwork. Lions live in social groups called prides, with females doing most of the hunting and dominant males […]

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]]> https://cincinnatizoo.org/lets-go-on-an-urbanlionsafari/feed/ 4 Conservation in Kenya https://cincinnatizoo.org/conservation-in-kenya/ https://cincinnatizoo.org/conservation-in-kenya/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:50:14 +0000 http://blog.cincinnatizoo.org/?p=17900 Billy and I were selected to join the Zoo team headed to the South Rift of Kenya, where we spent a week immersed in the Maasai culture. After a bumpy and dusty three-hour truck ride from the capital city of Nairobi, we found ourselves in a land teeming with zebra, giraffe, baboons, and gazelles, with evidence of […]

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]]> https://cincinnatizoo.org/conservation-in-kenya/feed/ 5 Wildlife Rangers – Africa’s Unsung Conservation Heroes https://cincinnatizoo.org/wildlife-rangers-africas-unsung-conservation-heroes/ https://cincinnatizoo.org/wildlife-rangers-africas-unsung-conservation-heroes/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:00:41 +0000 http://blog.cincinnatizoo.org/?p=17036 The Covid Pandemic has thrust the importance of frontline health workers into our consciousness. Their tireless efforts to help fight the pandemic honored by citizens from New York City to London, they whole heartily deserve all this praise and more. While front line workers in the US have been working tirelessly to save lives, across […]

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]]> https://cincinnatizoo.org/wildlife-rangers-africas-unsung-conservation-heroes/feed/ 1 Rebuilding the Pride: Lion Ambassadors at Cincinnati Zoo Helping Their Wild Counterparts https://cincinnatizoo.org/rebuilding-the-pride-lion-ambassadors-at-cincinnati-zoo-helping-their-wild-counterparts/ https://cincinnatizoo.org/rebuilding-the-pride-lion-ambassadors-at-cincinnati-zoo-helping-their-wild-counterparts/#respond Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:33:58 +0000 http://blog.cincinnatizoo.org/?p=14445 One of the most remarkable early morning sounds heard in Kenya is the bellowing roar of a lion rumbling across the grasslands.  A sound that belongs in the landscape.  Today, a majority of Kenya’s wildlife inhabit pastoral and community lands, which is why this story of community conservation and support for education is so important. […]

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