In the shadow of Serengeti National Park, some 70,000 people may soon lose the land that is their home. They’re Maasai, an indigenous semi-nomadic people living alongside safari tours and game hunters. The Tanzanian government says an area where they live, Loliondo, is overpopulated and that it is threatening a precious ecosystem famed for its wild animals. It looks like a classic case of human vs animal – but the animals are also attractive to trophy hunters, and for the Maasai, the story goes much deeper.

In this episode: 
Joseph Oleshangay (@Oleshangay),human rights lawyer
Anuradha Mittal (@Mittaloak),Executive Director, Oakland Institute 
Parselelo Kantai, journalist and writer

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Alexandra Locke with Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, Ruby Zaman, Ney Alvarez, and Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou Gad are our engagement producers.

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