The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is looking for about six
lions on the loose from the Nairobi National Park. The lions are
believed to have escaped to Lang’ata, which is adjacent to the park
today. KWS Corporate Communications Officer Paul Udoto said they were not certain of the number of the lions.
“The lions were part of the wild population and we are depending on the public to report if they sight them,” he said.
The wildlife service has advised any person who spots the lions to call KWS. Mr
Udoto said the KWS was aware that a lioness had cubbed on the border of
Lang’ata Barracks and the park and was monitoring the situation.
“However,
this morning we were called at 4am and told that
believe, including the new mother, had been seen on the road near
Lang’ata Hospital. We responded immediately. But we have not been able
to track them down,” he explained.
He
said another call was made by a member of the public at around 5am
claiming to have come across the lions at the bypass near the National
Housing Corporation in Lang’ata.
“We are still combing through this area,”
Meanwhile, in an update, the said that one of the lions (pictured) has been caught in Kibera.
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