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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Poisoning suspected in deaths of 10 lions in Tanzania conservation area

Tanzania-Dead Lions - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Authorities in northern Tanzania suspect poison may have caused the deaths of 10 lions inside a protected conservation area and UNESCO World Heritage site.

The lions were discovered Friday in the Ndutu part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, according to the conservation group overseeing the site.

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