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“At the age of 6 to 9, I was responsible
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for my father’s cows,” says Richard Turere. “And these
lions were very annoying, because they were killing my father’s cows.”

2 Taking his responsibility seriously, Richard set out to find a solution. First,
he tried fires, but the fires seemed to make it easier for the lions. Next he
tried setting up a scarecrow. It worked for the first night, he said, “but

lions are very clever.”

3 Luckily, aside from learning the countless traditional whistle commands a
Maasai herder can use to control his cows, Richard Turere also had a
hobby of taking apart electronics (such as his mother’s new radio), so he

still had a few tricks to try.

4 Noticing the lions would stay away when he walked around with a
flashlight, he had a new idea: moving lights. With a few simple wires and

Not only does Richard’s invention protect his father’s cattle from lions, it is now
used across Kenya to protect livestock from lions, hyenas, and other predators —
and to scare elephants away from cropland.

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