(CNN) — Ten lions have been killed in southern Kenya this past week, including six on Saturday alone, as human-wildlife conflict escalates in the region, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This is "an unusually large number of lions to be killed at one go," a spokesperson for the KWS told CNN on Sunday. The six lions that died on Saturday had killed 11 goats and one dog, the KWS said in a press release on Saturday. "Further discussions centered on the wider picture of exploring human-wildlife conflict in the context of community livelihoods and benefit sharing towards a harmonious coexistence in the open community and wildlife landscapes," it added. This story was first published on CNN.com, "Ten lions killed in Kenya as conflict between humans and wild animals worsens."

Source: CNN May 15, 2023 04:41 UTC