Serengeti

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For the Serengeti's Maasai, a Bitter Irony Unfolds

'Atlantic' explores how they're losing land they've carefully tended in the name of conservation

(Newser) - On the surface, the news might please those with a conservationist bent—Tanzania setting aside more and more land for preservation. Look a little closer and what emerges is the brutal toll being exacted on the Maasai—pastoralists who are "among the lightest-living people on the planet"—in...

'Exceptionally Handsome' Lion Killed by Rivals

Serengeti lion king Bob Jr. ruled with his brother

(Newser) - Being the lion king of the Serengeti is not a job with a great retirement plan. Conservation officers at Tanzania's Serengeti National Park say Bob Jr., a pride leader considered Africa's most photogenic lion, was attacked and killed by a group of younger rivals that probably included some...

Deal Threatens Ancient Tribe in Tanzania

Government agrees to rent safari land, pushing endangered people to the brink

(Newser) - The Hadzabe people of Tanzania walk in age-old footsteps near the once-bountiful Serengeti plain, starting fires with sticks and hunting with handmade poison arrows. Now the tribe has crossed paths with the royal family of Abu Dhabi, and the resulting conflict endangers a way of life that has endured for...

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