Groggy on their paws after waking from tranquillizers, lions have returned to Rwanda for the first time since the endangered animal was wiped out following the country's 1994 genocide. Seven lions — two males and five females — were transported in a marathon 30-hour journey from South Africa – first by air, then the final stretch by road to Rwanda's eastern Akagera National Park. Schoolgirls sang outside the park in Akagera, a 112,000-hectare (276,800-acre) park bordering Tanzania, welcoming the predators as they ended their journey.
Roaring success: lions return to Rwanda, with rhinos next?
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