The Maasai Mara National Reserve (MMNR) was first established in 1961 as a wildlife sanctuary and is where one of the DSWT's three mobile veterinary units is located...read more about the story at http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=541
The Power of The Pride.
Ol Kiombo Pride, Maasai Mara, Kenya
Oloololo pride cubs, Maasai Mara, Kenya
I have been having a bit of fun with Instagram and the panorama setting on my iPhone since I am relying on only cell service now. I have not abandoned my beloved Nikon, but sometimes I just need a rest, to have fun, and just enjoy the extraordinary Mara. Here are the Oloololo pride cubs stalking a buffalo...badly. I think they think the bushes are keeping them covered, but we all can see them just fine.
Tanzania Border, Maasai Mara, Kenya
The Mara has many secrets and this is mine. Today a lioness watches over the plains on the same spot that Massek and I normally sit.
I have never not seen lions here.
Ol Kiombo pride, Maasai Mara, Kenya
One of the Ol Kiombo pride males enjoying the shade of a leopard tree.
Savannah Elephants, Kenya
...the magnificent Topi antelope.
Topi antelope, Maasai Mara, Kenya
Beautiful Malaika enjoying the morning sun.
Maasai Mara, Kenya
Morning In The Mara, Maasai Mara, Kenya
The Olkejurungai Pride of the Maasai Mara is powerful and strong. Four females and one young male are in top condition and have no problem bringing this buffalo down. Notch and his sons still rule this side of the Mara River, patrolling all corners of the territory, terrorizing all intruders. This powerful young pride is safe within the boundary. The young male is Notch's son.
Olkejurungai Pride, Maasai Mara, Kenya