Eight Lions from Famed 'Marsh Pride' Poisoned, Two Dead.

Eight members of a pride of lions that featured in a popular wildlife documentary series have been poisoned in Kenya's Masai Mara reserve. PLAY VIDEO Why Is Trophy Hunting Legal? Given the danger of extinction so many species face, why is the practice still allowed? DCI Two lions from the Marsh Pride -- stars of the BBC's long-running Big Cat Diary series -- died after eating a poisoned cow carcass on Saturday night. One more is missing and at least five are being treated by vets, a conservation group and a BBC wildlife crew at the scene said.