Meanwhile in ... Tanzania, Barabaig and Masai lion hunters join Oxford's Lion Defenders program
Mar 29, 2018
1 minute
Oxford University’s Ruaha Carnivore Project has enlisted Barabaig and Masai lion hunters in its Lion Defenders program. The tribes have hunted lions for generations, giving them a wealth of knowledge about lions “Before we started [in 2012], around 60 lions a year were being killed by the Barabaig. This year there were just four,” BenJee Cascio, Lion Defenders manager, told the Independent.
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