KWS Swiftly Captures Stray Hyena in Embakasi

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has demonstrated its expertise by swiftly capturing a hyena roaming in Embakasi on May 28th, 2024, and promptly returning it to its natural habitat.

Upon receiving an urgent call, the KWS team deployed a specialized predator trap, ensuring the hyena’s capture without harm. This successful operation exemplifies the KWS’s commitment to peaceful coexistence between wildlife and communities. It further demonstrates their expertise in resolving such situations. KWS urges the public to report wildlife encounters immediately through their 24/7 hotline or WhatsApp number. They state that prompt reporting allows for timely intervention, safeguarding both human and animal well-being.

“The KWS team safely transported the hyena to Nairobi National Park, where, amid the vast savannah and familiar landscapes it was released back into its natural habitat,” KWS said.

The hyena capture follows another recent event that necessitated the dispatch of a special KWS team to locate a lioness in Ongata Rongai’s Nazarene area. CCTV footage captured the lioness scaling a perimeter wall and taking a dog before disappearing. While the lioness wasn’t located in the immediate vicinity, concerns remain regarding potential cubs hidden elsewhere. KWS spokesman Paul Jinaro assures residents that the Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) team along with backup from the Problem Animal Management Unit (PAMU), is actively patrolling the area. KWS contends that Increased vigilance is necessary during heavy rain seasons when herbivores migrate through the unfenced southern part of Nairobi National Park.

These migrations often lead animals closer to human settlements in Rongai, Kitengela, Athi-Kapiti, Kajiado, and surrounding areas. The overgrown terrain created by these rains can provide hiding spots for predators, potentially resulting in encounters like the recent hyena incident.