NAIROBI, Kenya — Maasai warriors who speared to death six lions in the outskirts of Nairobi will be arrested because killing wildlife is a crime in Kenya, an official said Friday.
The warriors killed the lions to satisfy a cultural tradition that ranks killing a lion with a spear as one of the highest honors a man can achieve, said Paul Mbugua, a spokesman with the Kenya Wildlife Service.
The Maasai of Ilkeek-Lemedung’I village said Wednesday they grew tired ofwaiting for veterinarians while the lions ate their goats.
Mbugua said rangers had asked the warriors to wait for vets to tranquilize the two adult lionesses, two younger lions and two cubs.
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