Overview

• Bernd Kebbel, 59, renowned for funding Namibian desert lion conservation, was ambushed early Friday as he climbed down from his rooftop tent to use a toilet at Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp.
• The lioness, known locally as Charlie, inflicted fatal neck and throat wounds before fellow campers chased her off.
• The Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Namibian police confirmed Kebbel’s death and have launched an investigation at the site.
• Kebbel’s children, Dieter and Heidi, are traveling to Windhoek to support their mother, Conny.
• Authorities are reviewing whether to hunt and euthanize the lioness involved to address human-wildlife conflict risks.