Roaring success: lions from South Africa successfully transported to Rwanda

06 July 2015 - 11:36
By Stephanie AGLIETTI

Groggy on their paws after waking from tranquillizers, lions have returned to Rwanda for the first time since the endangered animal was wiped out following the country's 1994 genocide. Seven lions - two males and five females - were transported in a marathon 30-hour journey from South Africa - first by air, then the final stretch by road to Rwanda's eastern Akagera National Park.

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