The lions were however hunted down and a number had to be killed by rangers in an operation which ended on Friday(yesterday).
Rangers confirmed that “three lionesses – 1 Mother and her 2 sub adult cubs were captured and put to sleep on Thursday night.
“Thanks and praises go out to Parks and Wildlife for taking the lead in this and to all other Departments, Authorities, Residents and Volunteers who played a part in ending the 4 nerve wrecking days,” a statement read.
The statement continued:
“As was suspected the Mother Lioness had a thick scarring around her neck from a wire snare and her back leg was lame and badly swollen.
“We cannot stress enough to all, the need to report any suspected injured Wild Animals.”
The Zimbabwean story is almost similar to one reported by the BBC in 2002 in Tanzania. In August 2002, it was reported that a man and woman were attacked by a lion when they were having sex in a bush near their Tanzanian village. The beastly cat attacked the woman but the man escaped and when he returned later with other villagers, the lion had disappeared and all that was left was the woman’s mauled remains.
The ranger whose name has remained anonymous, was swiftly rushed to Kariba Central Hospital.
He was still being treated at the time of writing.
The parks rangers have been on high alert since yesterday after a pride of lions mauled to death two people on the shores of Lake Kariba. The NPWA has officially confirmed that a woman was found dead and her boyfriend escaped. They also stated that another man’s corpse was found around the area. Marauding-lions kill 2 in Zimbabwe; Resort town on alert after two killed by lions.
Despite the accident, rangers have vowed to continue the search for the dangerous lions which killed the two while they were making love.
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