Lion kills 14-year-old girl in Kenya
- A lioness killed a 14-year-old girl near Nairobi, as confirmed by the Kenya Wildlife Service on April 20.
- KWS found the girl's body at the Mbagathi River, with injuries on her lower back, after she was attacked.
- KWS states that both the lioness and an elephant, which killed a 54-year-old man in Nyeri County, may be influenced by human encroachment on wildlife habitats.
- KWS emphasizes the need for investment in human-wildlife conflict mitigation and enhanced safety measures for communities near wildlife areas.
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'We found pieces of her dismembered body near the river': a 14-year-old girl is mauled by a lioness in front of her friend
A 14-year-old girl was killed a lioness near Nairobi National Park, Kenya. The incident occurred on a private ranch on the southern border of the park, an area where wild animals often push themselves close to homes. According to reports from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the teenager was caught and assaulted while she was in the vicinity of a residential complex. The alarm was raised by her friend, present on the scene. The rangers, followi…
Lioness enters home, kills girl in Kenya
A 14-year-old girl has died in a rare lion attack on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. A lioness attacked the girl at a residential compound on a ranch next to Nairobi National Park, which lies just six miles from the city center, on Saturday, per the BBC and CBS News. An official with the Kenya Wildlife Service said the lion had jumped over a makeshift fence before entering a home and attacking the girl in front of another teenage…
Girl, 14, Dies After Being Attacked by Lion in Home in Kenya: Reports
The attack took place over the weekend near Nairobi National Parkclaudialothering/Getty Stock image of a lionessA 14-year-old girl died after being attacked by a lion near Nairobi National Park in Kenya on April 19The attack came one day after a man died in a confrontation with an elephant in a nearby cityKenya Wildlife Services suggested that both attacks are seemingly "linked to broader ecological pressures and human encroachment on wildlife h…
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