A trophy hunting/thrill killing company could sign a deal which could force up to 48,000 members of Africa’s famous Maasai tribe from their land to make way for trophy hunters to shoot lions, leopards and many more animals for fun.The Tanzanian government is denying that this is going to happen, but have made NO promises that the Massai people will not lose their land. We need to keep pressure on for a Presidential promise that no Maasai people in Loliondo will lose access to any of the lands they rely on.
Mzee Orosikos, a Maasai elder from Loliondo in Northern Tanzania said: “Many of us would rather die than be forced to move again.”Read more on the story from Avaaz here: http://www.facebook.com/notes/avaaz/stop-the-serengeti-sell-off/10151246044966719
You can help here by going to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism Facebook page and leave a comment on their wall.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ministry-of-Natural-Resources-and-Tourism-Tanzania/214617361925291
There is also a petition you can sign (900,000+ signatures already): http://avaaz.org/en/save_the_maasai/?fb_n
