Herdsmen arrested for poisoning lions in Kenya's Maasai Mara

Dead lions include 17-year-old Bibi, who appeared on the BBC's long-running Big Cat Diary series

Two Maasai herdsmen have been arrested for allegedly poisoning lions in the Masaai Mara game reserve after the lions killed two of their cows, according to a Narok county wildlife official.

The lions are members of the Marsh pride, which has featured on the BBC's long-running Big Cat Diary series. Two of the lions are dead, one is missing and at least five are being treated by vets, a conservation group and a BBC wildlife crew at the scene said.