The entire perimeter is fenced with sharp, thorny branches that protect both the Masai and their cattle from marauding hyenas, leopards, and lions.
Apkārt apmetnei no dzeloņainiem zariem ir uzcelts žogs, kas gan masajus, gan viņu ganāmpulkus pasargā no klejojošiem leopardiem, hiēnām un lauvām.