Kenya: “Maasai Olympics” Replaces Lion Hunting Custom, Sees Women’s Participation | Firstpost Africa In Kenya, Maasai people are participating in a kind of Olympics that is giving a new twist to a ...
It was once a rite of passage for warriors to kill lions to prove their bravery, but now the Maasai community works to protect them. Empaps (Meshack) Sayialel, Maasai The Maasai have a long ...
Maasai Lion Guardians are tracking radio-collared lions. Traditional spearing by Maasai warriors, often in retaliation for cattle killings, is the greatest threat to the survival of lions in southern ...
Lions lie on them to bask in the sun ... a strange pair consisting of a ranger armed with a shotgun and a Maasai armed with traditional spears. There is nothing to fear, they insist.
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Maasai Mara Game Reserve is mourning the oldest and iconic lion nicknamed “Olorpapit ...
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Maasai Mara Game Reserve is mourning the oldest and iconic lion nicknamed “Olorpapit ...
A young male lion was one of three members of Kenya’s famous Marsh Pride to die in 2015 after eating a cow carcass that Maasai herders had laced with carbosulfan, an insecticide. The lions had ...
Mr Jinaro could not confirm if he was the oldest lion in the country but noted he was "very old". The Maasai-operated Lion Guardians group works to conserve the lion population in Amboseli ...
Traditionally, young Maasai men hunted lions to prove their manhood, bravery, and strength, earning them prestige and attracting suitors. But with the loss of habitat driving lions towards ...