ISLAMABAD – Jossy Muhangi, a spokesman for the Uganda Wildlife Authority,says 11 lions have been found dead in the popular Queen Elizabeth NationalPark.
He calls the deaths a “big blow” to the park, which depends heavily “onpromises to tourists that they are likely to see lions.”
He says the park has over 200 lions, including a group of raretree-climbing ones.
Ugandan wildlife officials have long called for the eviction of communitieswithin the park’s boundaries, leading to conflicts between herdsmen andwild animals.
The dead lions are believed to have been poisoned after attacking livestock.