Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara

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(10-05-2020, 08:56 PM)Nyers Wrote: Mara Predator Conservation Programme

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the tragic death of Rafiki, Lenkume, one of Lenkume’s sons, four hyenas and one eland, all of whom fell victim to a cluster of deadly bushmeat snares. We have decided to write this post as we want to ensure that the correct information, to the best of our knowledge, is shared. 
More than 50 snares were set up in a small area on the periphery of Ol Chorro Conservancy, not far from the Mara River, which is the border of the conservancy. An eland got trapped in one of the snares, and we assume that this is what attracted the lions and hyenas to the site, where they also got trapped in snares. 
A joint effort by rangers from Kenya Wildlife Service, Enonkishu Conservancy, Kenya, @Ol Chorro Conservancy, Lemek Conservancy and Mara North Conservancy (Masai Mara, Kenya) are sweeping a larger area for snares and will be conducting a full investigation on the matter. Rangers across the Mara remove thousands of bushmeat snares each and every year, but sadly it is an impossible task to find every single snare.
Let's remember these beautiful lions when they were roaming the Mara

photo credits to Niels Mogensen

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