{"cache_age":"3600","width":"920","description":"Iconic predators of Africa are disappearing before our eyes. Wild African lions have declined by 75% in 20 years. Predators are critical to healthy eco-systems in East Africa. In Maasai culture, it is custom for males to kill lions as a rite of passage into manhood. Maasai leaders asked for assistance from Big Life to eliminate lion hunting from their culture. In response, the Maasai Olympics and conservation education initiative were created to provide a transformative alternative.","html":"<iframe src='https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/dy\/v2\/oembed\/?format=html&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalgiving.org%2Fprojects%2Fmaasai-olympics-replace-lion-killings-in-kenya%2F' style='width:920px;height:613px;border:0;'><\/iframe>","type":"rich","title":"Maasai Olympics: Ending Lion Killings In Kenya on GlobalGiving","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/pfil\/22159\/pict_large.jpg","version":"1.0","height":"613"}