As night falls over the ancient walled city of Harar, something unusual happens just beyond the gates. One by one, wild spotted hyenas slip out of the darkness, their powerful jaws and eerie calls ...
In the city of Harar, “hyena men” feed the predators by hand. Now, research suggests the animals could help solve Ethiopia’s problem of urban waste, and improve public health in the process.
Human–wildlife coexistence is often far from straightforward, with predators particularly hard hit: their numbers tend to fall sharply in areas close to human settlements, fields and pastureland. This ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Hyena Man in Harar, Ethiopia in 2014.© Karoline.Piegdon / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons The post Inside Harar, Where Wild ...