JUNE 7, 2019
A pride of
14 lions is on the loose near a mining community bordering South Africa's
Kruger National Park, officials said Friday, and warned members of the public to
be alert.
The lions have
been spotted roaming around the Foskor phosphate mine outside the town of
Phalaborwa on the western boundary of the famed wildlife park, which is fenced in.
But a
disagreement broke out what to do with the big cats, which are being monitored
by a team of rangers until a new home is found where they cannot run into
humans.
Officials
from the Limpopo provincial
government said the lions had escaped from the Kruger park and should
be taken back.
But a Kruger
spokesman said the big cats were not from the park and could not be moved there
as well-established prides would drive them out.
"The
widely reported pride of
lions seen recently in the mining area outside Phalaborwa is not a known pride
from the Kruger National Park," spokesman Ike Phaahla said in a statement,
adding this meant they were the responsibility of provincial authorities.
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