For the second time in two days, a lion was killed outside Nairobi National Park. This one, 2-year-
When old Lemek was found, a spear was inserted on his body.
The day before, a 13-year-
An old man named Mohawk was shot dead by a wildlife guard who said he posed a threat to human life.
They don't have a dose.
A lion has been killed near the Kenyan capital for several years.
The country has developed one of the continent's most complex conservation projects.
What happened?
Both lions have fled the national park because it is known for being one of the only urban wildlife reserves in the world, with wildlife wandering at the foot of Africa's third mountain --largest city.
Thousands of visitors visit each year to take a version of the same iconic photo: The zebra, giraffe and lion in the foreground, and the growing skyline behind them.
Kenyan wildlife officials like what the painting suggests: their arrangement of sorting between people and animals, and they balance a fast-growing metropolis with one of the world's large numbers of vulnerable species.
But is that still the case?
In the past two months, at least four lions have escaped from the park, often spreading to the cities around the reserve.
One ran towards the airport.
The other leads to the barracks.
The Lion in the park has grown to 35 heads.
This is good news, but it means territorial disputes are inevitable.
Some lions will be driven out of their traditional areas.
"We know that they have to look for new territories to avoid conflicts with other men," said Paul Gathitu, spokesman for Wildlife Services in Kenya . ".
When the park was built in 1946, Lions could roam safely outside the park: there are miles of undeveloped land. Not anymore.
Since then, the population around the park has grown tenfold and many new residents don't like the idea of visiting Lions.
Mohawk was shot dead after being surrounded by a group of people throwing stones, wielding machetes and sticks in the town of isinjia.
The lion attacked a man with claws, which Kenyan wildlife officials later described as a "threat to human life ".
"He was shot several times when he seemed to be fleeing the crowd.
On Thursday morning, Lemek ran away with another lion.
A helicopter was sent to look for them.
But in the evening, Kenya's Wildlife Service reported that its Rangers "found Lemek's body under a large bush next to the dry river bed ".
"In Kenya, there is some disagreement over the slaughter of lions.
Some people say they are tired of Westerners and themselves.
Environmental activists claim that Lion's life takes precedence over human beings.
Others were angry.
After the first lion was killed, JusticeforMohawk became a hot topic in Nairobi.
The truth is: the frequency of elephants, rhinos and other native species being killed in Africa is incredible.
These individual massacres are rarely notified outside the forest and scope of the crime.
But they have accumulated: In Tanzania, the number of elephants has fallen by 60% between 2009 and 2014.
North white rhino is expected to die in a few years
Only one male left.
Lions are considered "vulnerable" species, but they face a different threat from animals poaching ivory.
Nevertheless, there are some prominent spots in the deaths of Mohawk and lemuk.
Maybe it's a notorious name for one of their most popular parks in Africa.
Or maybe this is the idea.
Maybe it's not true anymore.
They can live so close to our city.
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