Three young children were killed by lions near Tanzania’s world-
renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lost
cattle, police said on Thursday.
The youngsters aged between nine and 11 had arrived home from school
on Monday and gone into a forest near the Ngorongoro Conservation
Area to search for the missing animals when the lions attacked and
killed three children while injuring one.
Ngorongoro in northern Tanzania is a World Heritage Site that is home
to wildlife including big cats such as lions, cheetahs and leopards.
Tanzania allows some communities such as the Maasai, who graze their
livestock alongside wild animals, to live within national parks.
However, they are often in conflict with animals such as lions and
elephants which can attack people, livestock and destroy crops.
Last year, Tanzania relocated 36 lions from the Serengeti National Park
after attacks on humans and cattle from the surrounding communities.
