The warrior's information is more effectively delivered through songs and verbal stories. As a result of threat from topocrats, the Maasai elders are no longer encouraging the warriors to hunt lions. The warriors must stop the practice. Of course the practice is unproductive because tax is not involved. From warrior s viewpoint, elders and topocrat judgments are contrary to their beliefs.
Lion hunting is absolutely confidential and is done at random.
Warriors exclude topocrat and elders in the decision making process for lion hunting, just as the outsiders excluded the warriors in the conservation planning process. Generally speaking, isolating the Maasai warriors in the conservation planning process, would undoubtedly slow the task of preserving the ecosystem of national parks and reserves in the Maasai region. However, they are as smart as people and can hide very well. The lion search ranges from 20 minutes to 10 hours. Another widely used method is to force a lion to move away from his kill.