A wild male lion believed to be one of the world’s oldest has died after being speared by herders, authorities in Kenya have said.
Loonkiito, who was 19, died in Olkelunyiet village on Wednesday night after preying on livestock.
The village borders Amboseli National Park – in southern Kenya.
Conservation group Lion Guardians said he was “the oldest male lion in our ecosystem and possibly in Africa”. Most lions live to around 13 in the wild.
Almost all lions live in Africa with a small population in India, according to the World Wildlife Federation.
(BBC)
