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Current calculations estimate that there are somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 lions in the wild… but we’re not really sure. Even if we were totally sure in that interval, a 50% margin of error isn’t exactly trivial.
Counting lions isn’t easy by any means, but one researcher has an idea how to do it more accurately.
A lioness in the Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area. Lions often like to spend hot days in the shade of the parks’ giant fig trees. Image credits: Cody Pope.
There are 102 lion populations are scattered across approximately 2.5 million square kilometers of Africa. The majority of estimates on African lion population and density are based on track counts, audio lure surveys and expert solicitation hardly reliable enough to make accurate counts.
Mara, Serengeti reveal much more about Kenya, TZ The Star
The economic and political differences between Kenya and Tanzania can so easily be studied between Mara and Serengeti
Kenya prefers greedy short-term objectives with a lot of shortcuts. While Tanzania adopts a slow-but-sure approach while investing in foundational infrastructures Comparing Serengeti and Mara gives a good picture of the ideological differences between the two countries.
In his article There is More to Tourism than Competition on the Star edition of April 15, Wycliffe Muga made an interesting comparison between tourism setups in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and Serengeti in Tanzania.
Tourism experience in Serengeti is regarded more “premium” than the Mara’s. Why is this the case, yet it is basically the same ecosystem with the same wildlife?
Philip Johnston
Philip Johnston has been with the Daily Telegraph for more than 20 years. He is currently assistant editor and leader writer and was previously home affairs editor and chief political correspondent.
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Because safari camps are generally so remote, staff have unconventional schedules, sometimes working weeks at a time before flying out for a long break; Charity Cheruiyot, for instance, will guide travelers through areas like the Oloololo Escarpment, which has beautiful views over the reserve, for six weeks straight, followed by two weeks off. Nairobi, the Kenyan capital and gateway to the Maasai Mara, is often where she spends that down time. When I want a Dawa, the unofficial drink of Kenya made with vodka and lime, I head to Tamambo. My tip: hit up the Karen Blixen Museum, which is in the same part of town, then swing by for lunch, cocktails, or a traditional nyama choma barbecue at one of the tables in view of the acacia trees. So few travelers to the Mara make it to Brown’s Food Co. but they should go before they ge