Four Lions escape from Nairobi National Park

The Kenya Wildlife Service is hunting for at least four lions that have escaped from Nairobi National Park bordering the capital, Nairobi.

The park is separated by a main road from densely populated neighbourhoods in the south of the city.

The lions escaped not long after midnight and were spotted on main roads in the city by morning. 

Nairobi residents have been urged to stay away and report any further sightings to a free telephone line. 

Wardens at the park say helicopters are being used to track the escapees, thought to include three lions and a lioness. 

In 2012, four cubs had to be placed in an orphanage after a similar incident led to their mother being killed. 


BBC