Police in Kenya follow lion footprints from abandoned motorcycle, find dead man
Police in Kenya follow lion footprints from abandoned motorcycle, find dead man
Police in Kenya recovered the body of a man on Monday, believed to have been attacked by a lion while riding a motorcycle near a national reserve in the southern part of the country. Community members alerted the police about an abandoned motorcycle along a road near the Marere forested area close to the Shimba Hills National Reserve.
According to a police report, officers traced lion footprints from the motorcycle to a thicket, where they discovered the remains of an unidentified deceased man.
A decade ago, the lion population in Kenya was dwindling primarily due to human-wildlife conflicts. The government classified lions as endangered in 2010, estimating their population at 2,000. A more recent survey suggests an increase to 2,489.
In a troubling incident last May, 11 lions, including one of Kenya’s oldest wild lions, were speared to death within a week by herders retaliating after the big cats killed their livestock.
The Kenya Wildlife Service stated that it is actively working on long-term solutions to address the conflict while ensuring the protection of both humans and wildlife.
