FILE - In this Tuesday, July 7, 2015 file photo, an old male lion yawns in the long grass in the early morning, in the savannah of the Maasai Mara, south-western Kenya. A wildlife official said Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 that Maasai herdsmen have been arrested for allegedly poisoning lions in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve after the lions killed two of their cows, with the men suspected of poisoning meat which they set up for the lions to eat. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan wildlife authorities say a lion cub that was part of a famous pride that was poisoned has died.
Kenya Wildlife Service spokesman Paul Udoto said Wednesday the cub from the Marsh Pride, which featured in the popular BBC television series "Big Cat Diary," had been separated from others after being poisoned, leaving it vulnerable to an attack by buffalo that caused internal injuries.
The male cub was receiving treatment but deteriorated rapidly this morning and was put down by Kenya Wildlife Service veterinarians, Udoto said. Two other lions have already died from the poisoning.
The lions were poisoned after they attacked and killed two cows belonging to Maasai herdsmen who let their cattle graze in the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Western Kenya. Three people have been arrested.
FILE - In this Monday, July 6, 2015 file photo, a lion prowls for potential prey in the afternoon near to a river in the Maasai Mara, south-western Kenya. A wildlife official said Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 that Maasai herdsmen have been arrested for allegedly poisoning lions in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve after the lions killed two of their cows, with the men suspected of poisoning meat which they set up for the lions to eat. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 7, 2015 file photo, a lion sits with other members of the pride in the early morning, in the savannah of the Maasai Mara, south-western Kenya. A wildlife official said Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 that Maasai herdsmen have been arrested for allegedly poisoning lions in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve after the lions killed two of their cows, with the men suspected of poisoning meat which they set up for the lions to eat. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
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