A two-year-old toddler was attacked and swallowed by a hippopotamus in Uganda conservation park, before being spat out. In a bizarre incident within the Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area, a two-year-old toddler was attacked and swallowed by a hippopotamus before being spat out. This is the first such kind of incident where a hippo strayed out of the Lake Edward and attacked a young child. According to a neighbor,” the young boy was swallowed by a hippo in their compound. In 2019 in a bid to stem Human Wildlife Conflict, “Space for Giants Club” funded electric fencing stretches 10 km from Kyambura Gorge to the Eastern boundary of Queen Elizabeth National Park in the Rubirizi district.

Source: Ethiopian News December 19, 2022 16:39 UTC