Poison suspected in deaths of ten lions in game reserve in Tanzania

The lions were found dead inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a popular wildlife reserve in Tanzania. Deaths raise concerns over wildlife poisonings in East Africa.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5266x3511+0+0/resize/5266x3511!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F11%2F81%2F8aa962b54221ad8ec82e05992ed3%2Fap652341088737.jpg' alt='Lions walk in the Ngorongoro Crater in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, west of Arusha, northern Tanzania, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015.'/><p>The lions were found dead inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a popular wildlife reserve in Tanzania. Deaths raise concerns over wildlife poisonings in East Africa.</p><p>(Image credit: Mosa'ab Elshamy)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5975478' />