Posted on 09/28/2016 4:39:11 PM PDT by Cecily
Their ancestors would hunt lions on the African plains in revenge attacks for killing their livestock.
But now young men from the Maasai heartland in southern Kenya are swapping their spears for GPS equipment in a bid to protect the endangered big cats as part of a conservation scheme.
The tribesmen, dressed in traditional clothing, set out most days to track the lions, giving the co-ordinates of their locations to conservation charities.
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Glad to see the change.
I just hope they’ve not selling the GPS data to other poachers.
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