Elderly man mauled by roaming lion in Nairobi

An elderly Kenyan man was clawed by a lion that was wandering along a busy road during morning rush hour in the capital Nairobi on Friday, wildlife officials said. It is the fourth time in a month that lions have caused panic as they roamed outside of Nairobi National Park, a 117 square km reserve almost surrounded by a fast-growing city of over three million people, and home to lions, giraffes, zebras, and other animals. Six lions escaped in February, likely through a small tunnel in the park, and roamed a Nairobi neighborhood before being captured. The 63-year-old man was injured when the lion became agitated and swiped at him, said Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesperson Paul Udoto.
"People were there, hooting their horns, taking selfies and all that and the lion got agitated," Udoto said, adding that the man was taken to hospital and was in stable condition.
Soon afterwards, the lion returned to the park, followed by rangers who encouraged it to move deeper into the reserve.