{Kenyan officials have said reports that two lions had been seen in the capital Nairobi were false.
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\n“Kenya Wildlife Service would like to confirm that there was no sighting or any signs of lions at the Ngong road forest,” the organisation said.<\/p>\n
It said it made the statement after “a thorough search of the area”.<\/p>\n
It added that traffic police – who reported the sightings – had received information from “a truck driver through other intermediaries”.<\/p>\n
The erroneous report appeared 10 days after at least four lions were reported to have escaped from a nearby wildlife park.<\/p>\n
It was thought that they had all returned, but the “incident was not conclusively dealt with,” KWS spokesperson Paul Udoto said earlier.<\/p>\n
It is estimated about 30 lions live in the 117 sq km (45 sq miles) wildlife park which is situated within Nairobi’s city limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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