The forced removal of communities resulted in high levels of poverty among the people who were later dumped to resettle along the park's western and southern borders
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For communities near conservation areas, those same floodwaters also weakened the physical barriers intended to separate people from dangerous wildlife
From 1,803 lions recorded in 2005, the population has declined significantly
Billions have been spent on water projects, but due to corruption and mismanagement, many of these were never completed. Broken water pipes at what used to be construction sites for these projects stand as poignant monuments to this rot.









