Anna - the oldest lion we monitor - and her pride, consisting of her 2 daughters and 6 cubs, continue to lurk near Hamukungu village. To make matters even worse for that village, they told us 2 male lions entered a livestock enclosure one night last week and killed a cow. Their cattle are sometimes attacked when grazing during the day, however it has been quite a while since lions last attacked an enclosure here. We met with two of the village leaders to discuss the situation. They requested 20 sets of solar lights similar to those we gave the 2 leaders last year. This would be enough for all the livestock owners. In exchange for receiving the lighting, the leaders said the livestock owners would agree to strengthen their enclosures in other ways in order to make them more predator proof. We will also give them our spare camera so they can begin to document these types of incidences themselves. The Hamukungu cattle owners have shown exceptional tolerance the last few months, so we want to continue to do what we can to support them. We thank the many tourists this summer who have made donations to assist the villagers who have been negatively impacted by the lions.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 09:30:01 +0000
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