Living with danger: How moral dilemmas shape conservation in Africa
Daily Maverick | 11.03.2026 20:27
Night had settled over Tanzania’s Burunge Wildlife Management Area when a lion broke into a boma. It seized a calf and began dragging it towards a gap in the fence. The owner, a young woman, clutched the calf’s head, straining with all her strength as the lion pulled back. By the time neighbours arrived the lion had retreated. The calf survived with minor injuries. The fear lingered.
