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Together for birds and people 
BirdLife International 
Conservation Achievement Award 2004 
A.warded to 
(David Ngala 
At thi' World Conservation Conference arui Global Partnership Mooting 
by BirdLife International Council 
9 March 2G0-1 
Chair of Council 
Naturalist’s Corner, from page 1 
During our walk we also observed workers 
digging across the fence inside the 
national park. No ranger was in sight! The 
men were 10 meters front the fence in 
the tall grass. In jest I mentioned that 
we should watch for drama in case the 
lions got them. 
Half an hour later as we walked uphill we 
saw two lions in the park. They were 
moving from Hyena Dam in our direction. 
Then they turned and seemed to head in 
the direction of the workers. We could 
see the lions clearly as we all had 
binoculars and the grassland of the park 
was at a lower elevation than we were, 
allowing a panoramic view. We also 
guessed that the workers, who were on 
the same level as the lions, would not have 
seen the approaching cats, as the grass 
probably obscured their view. 
We decided to send two volunteers to run 
down the hill and warn the men. It seemed 
like an eternity before they were close 
enough to call out to the workers. As we 
watched, one man sitting on the dirt track 
seemed to react to the call and ran to join 
his friends who were digging. We were 
concerned that these men get to safety, 
so no harm would come to them or the 
lions. While we waited, a Maasai herdsman 
climbed onto the fence to call the men, 
but still they didn't move. Finally, as the 
David Ngala 
receives Award 
at the BirdLife World 
Conservation Conference 
Ngala is an outstanding personality in 
the conservation of Arabuko-Sokoke 
Forest. He grew up near it, worked in 
it as a driver for the Forest 
Department, studied its birds, and 
worked tirelessly for its preservation. 
Among his many contributions is the 
establishment of the Arabuko Sokoke 
Forest Guides Association and the 
Forest-Adjacent Dwellers Association 
(FADA), a local support group. 
lions neared and came into their view, they 
scrambled fast through the fence and out 
of the park. On seeing the men escape to 
the other side of the park fence, the lions 
turned around and headed back towards 
Hyena dam. 
We didn't have any cameras with us, but 
I have a photoff ront page) of hungry lions 
in Nairobi National Park taken at this time 
last year. Wednesday's pair looked much 
healthier than those, but we hope they 
haven't been fattening themselves on 
itinerant workers labouring unguarded on 
the other side of the fence! 
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