Leopard kills toddler in Uganda

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KAMPALA, Uganda – A wildlife official says a leopard has attacked and killed a toddler in a protected area popular with tourists.

Bashir Hangi, a spokesman for the Uganda Wildlife Authority, said Tuesday that the victim, the two-year-old son of a game ranger, was attacked Friday evening while following a nanny to a kitchen outside their house in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

He said the nanny heard the child scream and then saw the animal dragging the boy to the bush.

A search team later found the boy's skull and other remains that were buried over the weekend.

The incident has shocked many in Uganda, where leopard attacks on humans are rare.

Leopard attacks on children are sometimes reported in parts of rural India.


http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/05/08/leopard-grabs-kills-toddler-in-uganda-national-park.html
 
I saw this in another post and must say here what a tragic loss of such a young life.
 
A 2-year-old toddler was attacked and killed by a leopard on Friday at the Mweya Safari Lodge in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park.

The boy was following his nanny into the kitchen of the park's staff headquarters when he was snatched by the leopard and dragged into bushes. The child's mother is a game ranger at the park, and was working when the incident happened.

The Kampala Post originally reported the story. Bashir Hangi, a spokesman for the Uganda Wildlife Authority, told the Post on Tuesday that the nanny heard the child scream and then saw the animal dragging the boy to the bush.

The nanny chased after the boy and animal, but to no avail. The headquarters are reportedly in a protected area popular with tourists.

Hangi also responded to a reporter for the Kampala Post via WhatsApp on plans to track down the leopard.

"We are working towards establishing the leopard and evaluating options such as relocating it somewhere else. It is not good to keep it there,” he said.
 
Shame really. Very sad.
 
SMH, what a tragedy.
 

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