Sunday, 14 December 2014

Kenya's 'Maasai Olympics' fights dwindling lion numbers

FLORA AND FAUNA
Kenya's 'Maasai Olympics' fights dwindling lion numbers
Kimana, Kenya (AFP) Dec 13, 2014 - Leaping high into the air and hurling spears instead of javelins, traditional lion hunters in Kenya tested their skills Saturday in a special "Maasai Olympics" organised to save the endangered animals. For generations, Maasai warriors proved their manhood by killing a lion, but a campaign led by Kenyan Olympic champion David Rudisha is working to swop spearing for sport. As numbers of bi ... more


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