Lion Lights

This is Richard Tureres own story: Richard grew up in Kenya as a Maasai boy, herding his familys cattle, which represented their wealth and livelihood. Richards challenge was to protect their cattle from the lions who prowled the night just outside the barrier of acacia branches that surrounded the farms boma or stockade. Though not well-educated, 12-year-old Richard loved tinkering with electronics. Using salvaged components, spending $10, he surrounded the boma with blinking lights, and the system works; it keeps lions away. His invention, Lion Lights, is now used in Africa, Asia and South America to protect farm animals from predators.