Tension as Lion escapes from a park
As many as four lions have escaped from a popular park in South Africa, causing a lot of tension in the area. South African rangers on Monday continued searching for four male lions that escaped from the country’s flagship Kruger National Park, a spokesman for the national wildlife parks said. According to NAN, the SANParks spokesperson William Mabasa said that the lions were seen near a road a few kilometres from the park. It was not known how the lions got out of the park, most of which is fenced. The Tourism and Parks Agency of Mpumalanga province, where part of the Kruger Park is located, said it was helping rangers and police in their search. “We urge the communities to be alert and inform us of any sightings,’’ said Johannes Nobunga, chief executive officer of the agency. “The terrain in which the search is being conducted poses some challenges for the team, however we will continue to work with farm owners and the community in the area to provide us with any informat...
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