Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) confirmed the six lions were speared to death by residents at Oloika area in Kajiado County, about 30 km from Nairobi, Tuesday night, Xinhua reported. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jun/000_Par7180158.jpg" style="width: 512px; height: 335px; " /> Kenya Wildlife Service rangers loading onto their vehicle the lions killed by villagers in Kenya. Pic/AFP KWS Corporate Affairs Manager Paul Udoto said they have launched investigations to ascertain the cause of lions&#39; deaths and also dispatched rangers and a veterinary capture teams to search for lions. &quot;The killing is a big loss to the economy given that lions enjoy an iconic status as one of the &#39;Big Five&#39; which are a big draw for tourists who visit Kenya,&quot; Udoto said in a statement issued in Nairobi Wednesday. Wildlife authorities cite human-wildlife conflict as one of the major causes of declining number of lions and elephants in Kenya. Carnivores like lions attack livestock which, in turn, causes humans&#39; retaliation. &quot;This is normally carried out in form of poisoning, spearing and even shooting,&quot; said a wildlife ranger. Conservationists have blamed habitat destruction, disease and conflict with humans for the lion population&#39;s decline. u00a0

As many as six lions have been killed by residents of a village on the outskirts of Kenyan capital Nairobi as human-wildlife conflict escalates in the east African nation.

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