In July and August, according to NGOs, hundreds of Masai farms were burnt by policemen in Loliondo, after herdsmen hit by drought had moved cattle on to the land leased by OBC.
Currently, several gueltas are overexploited by herdsmen, producing water-shortage during the dry season, faecal contamination by domestic animals, and increased activities for excavating pools or pumping water [31].
The rest of the inseminations was performed by technicians, but from 2002 also a small part by herdsmen, increasing from 0.3%to0.7%7% in 2005.
However, the only variable for which a statistically significant difference was found was ethnic group; sensitivity of reporting by Fulani herdsmen was greater than that by Mbororo herdsmen.
"Media reports largely focus on attacks carried out by herdsmen.
International fame was achieved by the various ranz des vaches (melodies sung, or played on the alphorn, by herdsmen).
But according to locals in Kogi, central Nigeria, the state's new commercial airport was built on land previously used by herdsmen for cattle grazing.
Reliable statistics on the total number of people killed are scarce, but according to the Global Terrorism Index, 1,200 people were killed in 2014 by herdsmen, and in 2015 the Index claimed they were "the fourth deadliest terror group in the world".
The fourth section deals with habitat dynamics emphasizing large-scale grazing systems by herdsmen, their impact on landscape patterns and biodiversity in a dynamic riverine ecosystem and the protection of open areas.
Falgore Game Reserve which is the main focus of this study is facing numerous natural and human-induced causes of degradation (Badamasi et al. 2010) attributed to illegal exploitation such as felling of trees for fuel, non-timber forest products' (NTFPs) collection such as gum arabic, honey, and medicinal plants, and uncontrolled livestock grazing by herdsmen (Yelwa, 2008).
