He saw them as the killers of his cows, and it's understandable that when a lion comes along and takes the family cow or the family camel, there’s going to be anger, and people will go out and kill lions.
Los veía como los asesinos de las vacas y es entendible que cuando aparece un león y se lleva a la vaca o el camello de la familia, haya enojo y la gente quiera salir y matarlo.