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KWS Defends Vasectomy on 3-year-old Lion Following Backlash - Nairobi Wire

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Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has explained its decision to conduct a vasectomy on a lion. KWS said it was necessary to neuter the big cat to control breeding at the captive facility. The agency dispelled claims that the diminishing lion population is a result of controlled mating. Kenya's population of lions stands at 2,589 in 2023 compared to more than 30,000 in the 1970s.

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KWS Defends Vasectomy on 3-year-old Lion Following Backlash - Nairobi Wire

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has explained its decision to conduct a vasectomy on a lion after members of the public criticised the move. KWS in a statement Saturday said it sterilised the vulnerable 3-year-old lion last Thursday at its veterinary laboratory in the capital, Nairobi. Responding to concerns that a vasectomy was ill-advised given the dwindling lion population in the country, KWS said it was necessary to neuter the big cat “to c…

1 year ago·Nairobi, Kenya

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