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Kenya's wildlife rangers search for roaming lions in Nairobi

Xinhua, February 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

Kenya's wildlife rangers on Friday embarked on a thorough search for two lions that sneaked out of the Nairobi National Park on Thursday.

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesman Paul Udoto said a team comprising of veterinary officers has been dispatched across the city to hunt down the two lionesses that were last sighted around Lang'ata residential estate and other neighbourhoods near the park.

"We have dispatched our teams comprising veterinary official to search for the two lions. You know the wild animals have their own boundaries and today they have been able to roam until where people are settled in Langata along Southern Bypass," Udoto said by telephone.

According to Udoto, the lions are reported to have strayed from the park late Thursday but four of them were found. Two of them are still roaming within the city.

"We are intensifying the search because these are highly populated areas. We are appealing to anyone with information about them to share it with us," he said, adding that the wild animals are dangerous and may cause panic along Southern bypass in Nairobi.

The KWS spokesman called on the public to contact KWS on toll free numbers 0800 597 000 or 0800 221 55 66 if the lions are spotted anywhere. Endit