Kenya searches for missing lion Olobor in Masai Mara
Kenya searches for missing lion Olobor in Maasai Mara. Reports show the well-known lion from Black Rock lion pride vanished in mid January.
In light of contradicting claims that Olobor, the legendary lion of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in southwest Kenya, has died, Kenyan wildlife authorities are stepping up their search for the animal.
“KWS [Kenya Wildlife Service] is tasking the top management of the reserve together with ‘Mara Predators.
Mara Predators, a research team whose work is monitoring lions are searching for Olobor widely.
The news follows rumours that the well-known lion may have died.
Confrontation between humans and wildlife, supposedly at the hands of a cow herder within the reserve is likely the cause.
The KWS claims that nonetheless, intelligence and investigative teams have futed the rumour.
KWS has discovered that “neither information nor evidence has been gathered to prove the allegations.”
“We reassure the public that we will provide an accurate account of Olobor when the facts are established and proven,” according to the KWS.
Kenya searches for missing lion Olobor intensively
Olobor is one of the most recognisable lions at Maasai Mara.
Others are five members of the Black Rock lion pride.
All are well-known draws for visitors to the Kenyan game reserve, according to ABC News.
According to the Kenyan Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife’s 2021 wildlife census, there are 2,589 lions in Kenya.
It should be noted that Lions are interacting with people and animals more frequently.
And this is a result of high population densities near the larger Maasai Mara habitat, according to researchers.
The Lion Recovery Fund, an effort launched in September by the Wildlife Conservation Network in collaboration with Re:wild with the goal of “doubling the number of lions in Africa,” says that “although male lions will always be known as the king of the beasts, they certainly do not live the life of kings.”
“They lead extremely vulnerable and brutal lives where where they stay so safety is not guaranteed,” according to the foundation.
And although male lions are undoubtedly quite dangerous to one another, the biggest threat a lion will ever face is people.
Poaching, retaliatory killing, and human-lion conflict are the main human factors that threaten the survival of lions.”
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