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Kenya: Lions wander out of park into residential area Kenya: Lions wander out of park into residential area
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan wildlife authorities say six lions have broken out of the Nairobi National Park and were last seen roaming in a residential area. NAIROBI, Kenya — Six lions walked out of Nairobi National Park and were roaming through a residential area Friday, said Kenyan wildlife authorities who dispatched rangers to find the errant big cats.
Kenya Wildlife Service spokesman Paul Udoto said Friday the lions were first spotted at 4 a.m. near a hospital in the suburb of Langata, and later near Kibera, Kenya’s largest slum. The lions were first spotted at 4 a.m. near a hospital in the suburb of Langata, and later near Kibera, Kenya’s largest slum, said Kenya Wildlife Service spokesman Paul Udoto.
Udoto said wildlife rangers do not know how the lions got out of the park which is surrounded by an electric fence. It’s unclear how the lions got out of the park, most of which is surrounded by an electric fence.
He says a team of wildlife rangers tracking the lions aims to capture them and return them to the park. A team of wildlife rangers tracking the lions aims to capture them and return them to the park, “but they are prepared for anything,” Udoto said.
Nairobi National Park is home to many species of wildlife including endangered black rhinos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, buffaloes, giraffes and diverse birdlife. Nairobi National Park’s 45-square-miles (117-square-kilometers) is home to endangered black rhinos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, buffaloes, giraffes and diverse birdlife. The animals roam just six miles (10 kilometers) from downtown Nairobi, which lies north of the park.
Nairobi’s skyscrapers can be seen from the park. Occasionally lions will clash with people on the southern side, which is not fenced.
In 2012 six lions were killed after the pride of eight lions attacked and killed eight goats of Masaai herdsmen. Only about 2,000 lions are left in Kenya; the devastating effect of years of hunting and then poaching.
The government has announced plans to build a railway that will traverse part of the reserve. Conservationists have opposed the railway line, saying it will further damage wildlife habitat.
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