Under Samburu's acacia trees and ancient stars Legend meets conservation on a safari where rare species and community wisdom share the terrain By Victor Raballa in Samburu | China Daily | Updated: 2026-01-01 10:06

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/01/WS6955d6bda310d6866eb31807.html In the early 2000s, along the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro River in the heart of Kenya's Samburu National Reserve, rangers and herders encountered a moment so unexpected that it stirred unease and admiration. A lioness was moving through the bush with a newborn beisa oryx calf following her, stumbling on thin legs, small enough to fit between her forepaws.