Uganda records rise in wildlife populations but lion numbers diminished by cultural demand for skins
The report noted mixed trends across species. Lion numbers have declined from an estimated 373 in 2020 to 291 in the 2022/2023 census, a drop linked to poisoning related to livestock predation, snaring, illegal trade in lion parts and cultural demand for lion skins, habitat degradation and encroachment.
Human-wildlife conflict: Leopards kill 25 dorper sheep valued at $2,900 in Kajiado
The herder estimated his losses at about Ksh375,000, noting that livestock farming is his only source of income.
Human-wildlife conflict takes dangerous turn as communities on Kenya-Tanzania border resort to poisoning
Authorities said the poisoning was deliberate and illegal, noting that it also posed risks to livestock, people and the wider environment. Barely a week later on January 7, four lionesses strayed into residential areas in Oloosirkon-Sholinke Ward within the Athi-Kapiti Conservancy near Nairobi National Park.
‘Our children are growing up in a part of Kenyan city, Nairobi, where lions roam free’
Although human-wildlife conflict has existed for as long as humans have, predator attacks are likely to rise as space for Kenya’s lions shrinks and their hunting opportunities diminish.
Bees: An army of tiny security guards that’s keeping marauding elephants away from farms in Kenya
Sesame plants produce a scent that actively repels elephants, so for 70-year-old Gertrude Jackim, swapping out maize and green grams for sesame was a no-brainer. “Look at me, I’m aging, so I can’t fend off the elephants or chase them away,” she says.
