Lion shot after escaping from private game farm in Limpopo

One of the two lions that escaped from a private game farm in the Baltimore area outside Lephalale in Limpopo has been killed.

National African Farmers Union (Nafu) president Motsepe Matlala confirmed that farmers in the area shot the lion dead.

“The lion was a danger to the villagers and farmers,” Matlala said.

He said farmers are still searching the area for the second lion.

“It was apparently roaring nearby.”

Matlala said farmers first sighted the lions on a farm in the area on Saturday. He added they had escaped from a nearby private game farm.

He said farmers had to use tractors on Sunday evening to prevent the lions invading cattle farms.

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