Maintaining Complex Relations with Large Cats: Maasai and Lions in Kenya and Tanzania - Human Dimensions of Wildlife: An International Journal

Maintaining Complex Relations with Large Cats: Maasai and Lions in Kenya and Tanzania - Human Dimensions of Wildlife: An International Journal: "Research and conservation efforts often occur in areas outside of national parks where people live, often side-by-side and sometimes in conflict with large carnivores. In Tanzania and Kenya much of this work employs a human-wildlife conflict perspective and is based in Maasai areas, where many of the few remaining lions exist. We argue that while Maasai do come into conflict with lions, their relationship with the large cats is far more complex and includes positive dimensions."