ROAMING LIONS RAISE ALARM IN SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG: Five lions are on the loose in a rural area about 60km west of South Africa’s commercial capital of Johannesburg, police and conservationists said on Saturday as they launched operations to capture them. Police said officers received a call late on Friday from a farm where the lions had attacked livestock. “They investigated and were surprised to see a pride of five lions on the farm, busy feeding on a cow. They were able to identity a large male and four smaller lions,” police said. – Reuters