The Maasai warriors who participate in the Lion Guardians program are well-trained in the art of tracking lions – a process that often involves searching for signs of lion scat and spoor (lion foot prints). Kamunu, one of the Lion Guardians shown here, frequently uses his Spoor Guide to properly track, measure and identify individual lions based on paw prints left in the dirt of Kenya’s savannahs and deserts. Today, nearly 30 Lion Guardians work with Panthera and the Kenyan-based Living with Lions organization to resolve human-lion conflicts and monitor the region’s lion populations. Read more about Kamunu.
