Eight escaped lions from Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park recaptured

Eight escaped lions recaptured

Eight lions that had escaped from Hluhluwe Imfolozi this week have been safely recaptured.

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They say the owners of three cows - that'd been killed by the big cats will be compensated.  


Musa Mtambo says the eight lions escaped from the park on Tuesday.  


Locals alerted them after spotting the animals in Hlabisa.  

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Mtambo says efforts to track the lions resumed yesterday.

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"They were spotted around midday and with the use of the helicopter we managed to recapture all of them. They are now back in Imfolozi Park," he said. 


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