After several years of absence, a tribe of Masai nomads is back. Some time after their coming, Paul Morgan, the vet, finds that their cattle has been contaminated by rinderpest.
Two killer lions have claimed several lives. George begins a coordinated search using both villagers and game wardens. These particular lions are unusually cunning however.
Rob Mallory is shocked when the government adds his land to a requisition list. Fearing for the farm, he agrees a contract with a zoo trapper to raise funds.
Constant cross-border raids in the north of the territory risk spreading disease among the villagers cattle. Young Jama becomes an orphan when his father is killed.