Big Cat Fatalities - Kenya
The killing of two Kenyan lions within 48 hours triggered outrage from animal rights advocates who say a major road project is affecting the animals’ behaviour.
A wildlife ranger was vilified after he shot the famed lion “Mohawk” because the officer didn’t have tranquilliser darts. The big cat had earlier injured a motorcyclist after straying from Nairobi National Park, just outside the capital. The next day, rangers found the body of another lion speared to death south of Nairobi.
Construction of a new road through the park that will link Nairobi’s international airport to the city centre is causing more big cats to stray, conservationists say.
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