Marauding lion from Mozambique can’t be shot, it has immunity – Malawi Parks and Wildlife director

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Marauding lion from Mozambique can’t be shot, it has immunity – Malawi Parks and Wildlife director

1:27 CAT | 01 Apr 2017

Stock (for illustration purposes only): The lion has immunity in Malawian game park

Government seems to be giving up on a marauding lion which is terrorising Bunya and Therere villages in Nsanje, saying it is using Lengwe Game Reserve as its attack launchpad, making it difficult to kill it.

Director of Parks and Wildlife Brighton Kunchedwa said this 10 days after game rangers were deployed in Bunya and Therere villages in Nsanje where the lion is said to have killed two cattle.

“It is believed this lion is from Mozambique and is hiding in Lengwe Game Reserve. It has immunity in the game reserve. We cannot shoot it,” he said.

He said however the game rangers are still in the two villages to ensure maximum protection of the people.

Kunchedwa also urged people to avoid walking at night and in tall vegetation.

Lions, a buffalo and an elephant have been terrorising people in the past few weeks with some animal experts saying they are looking for food.

Kunchedwa said the lion in Lengwe Game Reserve might be returning back to Mozambique any time soon since lions have their own areas of habitat.