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2 Belgian Teens Found With 5,000 Ants Given $7,700 Fine Or Year In Jail
Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were given a choice of paying a fine of $7,700 or serving 12 months in prison - the minimum penalty for the offense - for violating wildlife conservation laws.
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Lion In Kenya Rescued After It Was Found Trapped In Wire Snare That Was Cutting Off His Paw
A lion in Kenya was recently found trapped in a wire snare that was cutting off his paw. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust said that the big cat had stepped into the snare, which was becoming tighter and tighter around his paw as he struggled to escape.
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Kenya: Armed Wildlife Officers Called In After "Stray Lion" Spotted Hiding In A Hedge
Three armed wildlife officers in Kenya were called out to reports of a stray lion on the loose - but soon it was discovered that it was actually a shopping bag in a hedge.
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Hippo Kills Chinese Tourist While Taking Photos At Kenyan Lake
A Chinese tourist has died in Kenya after being attacked by a hippo on the shores of Lake Naivasha, the East African nation's wildlife service said on Sunday.
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Stray Lion Injures Man In Kenyan Capital: Wildlife Service
A male lion that strayed into rush hour traffic in the Kenyan capital on Friday injured one man before being captured and taken back to a reserve that lies on the edge of the city, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said.
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Lions Seen Roaming In Kenyan Capital For Second Time This Month
Two lions were spotted close to a highway in the Kenyan capital today, the second time this month that lions have strayed from a wildlife sanctuary Nairobi's outskirts and entered the city of some 3 million people.
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Panic As Lions On The Loose In Kenyan Capital
Wildlife rangers in Nairobi on Friday hunted for two lions who escaped from Nairobi's national park and meandered into "highly populated" areas of the Kenyan capital.
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Kenya Poachers Kill Four Rhinos in Worst Attack in 26 Years
Armed poachers have slaughtered four rhinos in a reserve in central Kenya, the worst single attack on the species in more than 20 years, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Monday.
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Kenya Makes Huge Ivory Seizure
Kenya's embattled wildlife service announced on Thursday the discovery and seizure in the port city of Mombasa of a huge haul of ivory from at least 114 poached elephants.
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2 Belgian Teens Found With 5,000 Ants Given $7,700 Fine Or Year In Jail
Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were given a choice of paying a fine of $7,700 or serving 12 months in prison - the minimum penalty for the offense - for violating wildlife conservation laws.
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Lion In Kenya Rescued After It Was Found Trapped In Wire Snare That Was Cutting Off His Paw
A lion in Kenya was recently found trapped in a wire snare that was cutting off his paw. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust said that the big cat had stepped into the snare, which was becoming tighter and tighter around his paw as he struggled to escape.
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Kenya: Armed Wildlife Officers Called In After "Stray Lion" Spotted Hiding In A Hedge
Three armed wildlife officers in Kenya were called out to reports of a stray lion on the loose - but soon it was discovered that it was actually a shopping bag in a hedge.
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Hippo Kills Chinese Tourist While Taking Photos At Kenyan Lake
A Chinese tourist has died in Kenya after being attacked by a hippo on the shores of Lake Naivasha, the East African nation's wildlife service said on Sunday.
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Stray Lion Injures Man In Kenyan Capital: Wildlife Service
A male lion that strayed into rush hour traffic in the Kenyan capital on Friday injured one man before being captured and taken back to a reserve that lies on the edge of the city, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said.
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Lions Seen Roaming In Kenyan Capital For Second Time This Month
Two lions were spotted close to a highway in the Kenyan capital today, the second time this month that lions have strayed from a wildlife sanctuary Nairobi's outskirts and entered the city of some 3 million people.
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Panic As Lions On The Loose In Kenyan Capital
Wildlife rangers in Nairobi on Friday hunted for two lions who escaped from Nairobi's national park and meandered into "highly populated" areas of the Kenyan capital.
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Kenya Poachers Kill Four Rhinos in Worst Attack in 26 Years
Armed poachers have slaughtered four rhinos in a reserve in central Kenya, the worst single attack on the species in more than 20 years, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Monday.
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Kenya Makes Huge Ivory Seizure
Kenya's embattled wildlife service announced on Thursday the discovery and seizure in the port city of Mombasa of a huge haul of ivory from at least 114 poached elephants.
