Nairobi. Kenyan activists have launched a court case to try to block luxury lodges from being built in the Maasai Mara reserve, saying several existing lodges were built illegally and new ones would threaten one of the world's most renowned ecosystems.
The activists argue the lodges disrupt the annual "Great Migration" of more than 1 million wildebeest, among the largest wildlife migrations on the planet. Maasai herders say tourism development is harming their habitats and ways of life.
The case, filed in Kenya's Environment and Land Court, is separate from a petition last year that sought to stop the opening of a new Ritz-Carlton safari lodge in the reserve.
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