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| Yamazaki, K.; Bwalya, T. | |
| Fatal lion attacks on local people in the Luangwa Valley, Eastern Zambia | |
| 1999 South African Journal of Wildlife Research (29): 19-21 | |
We recorded three fatal attacks of lions _Panthera leo_ on local people in the Luangwa Valley, eastern Zambia. Two of the three likely perpetrators, an adult female and a subadult male were shot. Data on the range use of this small pride and other large neighbouring prides, showed that the large prides mostly ranged within a national park. The small pride kept away from the large prides, and mostly set their range in a game management area which includes a densely human populated area. Such a situation increases the chances of conflicting encounters between lions and local people. |
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