A few days after the 3 lions killed 3 cows, I was driving in the Conservation Area in West Gate Community Conservancy, when I met the Head of Security patrolling on the main road. He said he had just heard from a herder that a lioness had killed a donkey a few minutes ago.
We drove to the scene approaching slowly so as not to scare away the lioness. We found her hiding in the bushes very scared and nervous. She eventually came out and got used to my presence, and then eventually started feeding on the donkey as it got dark.
Lioness nervously hides in the bushes and watches
Lioness coming out slowly. Notice the donkey at the bottom of the photo.
My first good look at the lioness as she approaches the donkey to start feeding
This was the second incidence in a week where unguarded livestock were killed by lions. Donkeys are rarely herded and are left to move wherever they want. In this instance, they had wandered across the river into the Conservation Area and one got killed. The herder across the river with his cows had heard the commotion and crossed over quickly, chasing away the other donkeys.