Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara

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(08-03-2022, 10:07 AM)BigLion39 Wrote:

(08-02-2022, 08:01 PM)BA0701 Wrote: Does the Mara, or maybe certain parts of it, suffer from heavy poaching?

Like tr1x24 said its more likely HWC. There are actually villiages together, not in the reserve but over on the greater Mara area, in the Conservancies,  and the people kill the lions especially when they prey on cattle. Happens all the time unfortunately.  One of the most rescent, the Marsh Pride neighbors (who themselves were almost wiped out in 2015/16), the Oolololoo Pride were all killed, wiped out by humans . All the lionesses, I think, except for 1, all the Cubs (fathered by the 5 Bila Shakas). The Ranchers bring their cattle into the Mara Reserve to graze. It's a terrible problem.  Thats why we see the Bila Shaka venturing deeper into the Triangle, they lost their whole pride, the Ooloololo Pride, to humans. 
 The  conservancies, they have same issue but also have poaching. OL Kinyei where the 3 Rekero Boys went. Ron2 was seen but not his 2 bros.
 Now the 5 HUGE Sankai boys, Seenka, Lemurt, Kini, Merrinyo, and Lerai, who were pushed out by the 4 Mara North Boys, moved into Olchorro conservancy and Enonkishu conservancy. 2 small areas in the North. They border towns and villiages and is a hotbed for human wildlife conflict. In reality we probably won't see all 5 for much longer up there. Its really sad.

It has been so very sad to know what happened. I am wondering if a "reward" policy will work or not. When the village people see lions, instead of killing them, they can get a bounty if they report it. Reply