A lioness that had strayed from the Nairobi National Park on Monday is back in the park, Kenya Wildlife Service has said.
KWS said via twitter on Tuesday that the lioness was driven back to the park by its rangers and that all collared lions can be accounted for.
“The teams last night drove back into the park a lioness that had strayed. All is well that ends well,” KWS said.
.@kwskenya teams last night drove back into the park a lioness that had strayed to the Southern Bypass. All is well that ends well. pic.twitter.com/ogRQxP48U6
— KWS (@kwskenya) February 21, 2017
The lioness was spotted on Monday evening along the Southern Bypass causing panic among motorists and area residents.
“We urgently mobilized our rangers and deployed them to look for the lioness and by 10pm we managed to driver her to the park,” KWS communication officer Paul Udoto said.
We are glad to confirm that #lioness that had strayed from Nairobi Park has since been driven back. All collared lions can be accounted for pic.twitter.com/rGe1ZGrrIM
— KWS (@kwskenya) February 21, 2017
