Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara

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(10-24-2024, 03:12 AM)adamstocks16 Wrote: I think that’s the issue with the Mara which I get confused with, when is it right to intervene and to what extent? Personally I am a strong advocate to let nature take its course in all situations, no matter how brutal we perceive things to be. Cubs and young nomadic males being killed are and always will be part of lion dynamics, I don’t believe it’s necessary to start messing with these dynamics by getting involved in certain scenarios but not others.

Why were the Kaskaz Males chased off on this occasion but nobody took any action when Spearboy was being mauled by the Mugoro Males or when Baba Yao himself was caught and attacked by the Sala’s Males? Those are just two examples I’ve mentioned but there is obviously many more. Granted those were both adult males at the time and this was only a young nomad but the point still stands. Random intervention with certain cases to me just seems more unusual than either intervening all the time or not at all.

Agreed entirely, the only time I agree with intervention taking place is when the damage has been caused by humans. We must not get involved in animal on animal conflict. In the very beginning, I felt very differently when I first began following lions, but I believe that may have been the suppressed tree hugger in me, that I never knew existed, and my fondness for these cats. After many conversations on these pages, I have since taken a different, more understanding, position. Reply