Kenya's famous Marsh Pride lions poisoned

09 December 2015 - 02:44
By ©The Daily Telegraph

Eight members of a pride of lions that featured in a popular wildlife documentary series have been poisoned in Kenya's Masai Mara reserve. Two of the Marsh Pride lions - stars of the BBC's long-running Big Cat Diary series - died after eating a poisoned cow carcass on Saturday night, while one more is missing and at least five are being treated by vets.

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