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 ...
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 ...
(AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Kenya's most identifiable community is abandoning hunting lions with spears for javelin throwing at a biannual event called the Maasai Olympics. The Maasai people ...
Maasai Mara Game Reserve is mourning the oldest and iconic lion nicknamed “Olorpapit” who died of old age after a 16-years reign in the jungle. According to the Chief Park Warden James Sindiyo ...
But conservation begins at home, among people for whom the sublime and terrifying wildness of a lion is no dream. One set of such people are the Maasai who inhabit group ranches bordering Amboseli ...
Three young lions perched on the riverbank, looking out over the crocodile-infested waters of the Masai Mara. A hundred crocodiles were clustered at the river’s edges, more lurking in the water ...
The "Big Five" - lion, elephant, buffalo ... Getty Images Research shows cheetahs living in parts of the Maasai Mara crowded with vehicles raise fewer cubs Some may even choose to avoid the ...