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The Poachers turned Gamekeepers: Kenyan Tribesmen Swap their Spears for GPS Trackers to help ....
Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | September 28, 2016

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Agriculture; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: africa; kenya; lions; wildlifeprotection
Interesting people.
1 posted on 09/28/2016 4:39:11 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: Cecily

Glad to see the change.


2 posted on 09/28/2016 4:40:22 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Cecily

I just hope they’ve not selling the GPS data to other poachers.


3 posted on 09/28/2016 5:04:14 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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