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\nKWS offiers with locals at Piave, Njoro relocates a stray lioness back to Lake Nakuru National Park. [File, Standard] <\/p>\n
\nKWS offiers with locals at Piave, Njoro relocates a stray lioness back to Lake Nakuru National Park. [File, Standard]
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Kenya Wildlife Service has returned two lionesses to Nairobi National Park less than 24 hours after the animals strayed<\/a> into nearby settlements, using advanced tracking
\n<\/p>\n technology to guide them back without darting or capture.
\n<\/p>\n Rangers deployed the EarthRanger monitoring system overnight to track the lionesses in real time after the cats were spotted Wednesday in Sholinke Trading Area,<\/p>\n approximately 8.3 kilometres from the park boundary.<\/p>\n Follow The Standard “The two lionesses earlier sighted outside Nairobi National Park have been successfully tracked using the EarthRanger system<\/a> and safely guided back into the park by KWS<\/p>\n patrol teams during the night,” KWS noted in a Thursday statement.\n <\/p>\n The Service issued a public safety warning on Wednesday after spotting the lionesses at coordinates 37 M 261961 UTM 9834651, deploying rangers to the area whilst veterinary
\n<\/p>\n teams remained on standby.<\/p>\n KWS urged residents to keep children indoors and avoid the area where the animals had been seen, with public safety the top priority.
\n<\/p>\n “The situation is fully under control, and the public may safely go on with their normal activities,” noted KWS.<\/p>\n The Service credited residents for their cooperation, noting that timely reporting and calm conduct played a critical role in resolving the incident<\/a>.
\n<\/p>\n “We thank members of the public for their calmness, cooperation and timely reporting, which greatly supported the safe resolution of this incident and ensured the protection of
\n<\/p>\n both people and wildlife,” the statement added.<\/p>\n Nairobi National Park is one of the world’s few wildlife protected areas located next to a major capital city, making occasional wildlife movement into surrounding communities a
\n<\/p>\n persistent challenge. <\/p>\n Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletter<\/p>\n Human encroachment, expanding infrastructure and natural animal behaviour can sometimes lead wildlife to stray beyond park boundaries, particularly in search of prey or new territory.<\/p>\n
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