Horror in Kenya: The lion killed a girl (14). He saw everything a teenager who went for help: ‘They followed blood’
The lion killed a girl (14) at the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, while the elephant killed a man (54) in the central part of the country, the Kenyan wildlife protection service (KWS) announced this weekend, reports, reports, reports CBS News.
The attack on the girl happened on Saturday on the ranch south of the Nairobi National Park. The attack was witnessed by another teenager, who raised the alarm, KWS said in a statement.
« The KWS keepers and the intervention teams were quickly mobilized and followed the traces of blood leading to the Mbagathi River, where the body of the lower back injuries was found, » said the Nature Protection Agency. « The lion was not observed at the scene, » it adds.
It is stated that the lion trap was set up and the teams were arranged to search the surrounding area with additional security measures. KWS also reported that a 54-year-old man was killed by an elephant in Nyeri County on Friday. The agency has not published additional details about the incident.
« KWS expresses sincere condolences to the families of the victims and continues to cooperate with local authorities and communities to increase the safety of people living near protected areas of wildlife, » the statement said.
They also called for larger investments, including early warning systems and stronger cooperation with the affected communities.
In a BBC statement, Paula KahumbbaHead of Conservation Organization Wildlifedirectcalled the Kenyan Animal Protection Service (KWS) to improve « risk assessments and ensure accurate, timely communication on the movement and behavior of wildlife, especially in famous areas of high risk such as Savannah ranch », where the girl was killed.
Last year, police in Kenya found the body of a man believed to have been attacked by a lion while driving a motorcycle near the national reserve in the south of the country.
The Lavova Lavova population declined just over ten years ago, primarily because of the conflict between humans and wild animals. The Government included the lions on the list of endangered species, and in 2010 it was estimated that there were about 2,000 left. More recent research has shown that there are about 2,489 today.
In 2023, even 11 lions It was killed with spears in just once a week – including one of the oldest wild lions in Kenya – by the shepherds after killing his cattle.
In the same year, the BBC reported that the supervisory camera recorded a moment in which the lion had abducted the PSA breed of Rottweiler from the courtyard of the house near Nairobi National Park.
