He lives alongside lions in Nairobi. The human-wildlife collision is dazzling — and dangerous
A lioness plays with her cub in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok, Kenya, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Laila Kazziha)
KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — This year, less than a kilometer from where I live, a girl named Peace Mwende was killed by a lion. The news hit me hard: She was 14, the same age as my youngest daughter, and the lioness responsible may have been one of the animals we see in our neighborhood almost weekly.
Our children are growing up in a part of Nairobi where lions roam free. We see them while taking our kids to school. We’ve lost pets and livestock. Neighborhood WhatsApp groups share warnings when big cats come close — and feature CCTV footage of lions hunting family pets.
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