Poacher eaten by lion
2010-03-23 22:07



Johannesburg - Two suspected poachers have been arrested and a third is believed to have been killed by a lion in the Kruger National Park (KNP) last week.

According to the two that got caught, the trio went into the park on the night of March 12 to set up snares to catch animals, KNP spokesperson William Mabasa said in a statement on Tuesday.

"They returned on the night of the 13th to see if they caught anything. On their way back they came across some hippos, which charged them and they ran in different directions."

Two of them got out of the park safely, but got worried when their friend didn't return by Tuesday.

"One of the poachers was the nephew of the third man and he told his mother that he did not return from the park, and she reported the matter to the police."

The two men were arrested in Mkhuhlu village, where they lived, near Hazyview. They took the police to the spot where they had last seen their accomplice.

"Some blood and torn clothing were found."

Rangers found a human skull in the Pretoriuskop section of the park on Saturday. It was believed the third man had been caught and eaten by a lion.

The arrested pair was being held at the Skukuza police station. They were known and wanted by the police for poaching.

Mpumalanga police could not immediately confirm the incident.




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Well he won't be doing anymore poaching

I think the other two will be a little reluctant as well. Maybe their cronies too.

JPK

When we were there one year hunting in the Limpopo, a suspected poacher entered the Park very late one evening, by actually running into the Park past Park personnel just before it closed. They found what was left of him the next morning. Same problem as this one: lions. About two weeks before we arrived, we were told that a big male lion had walked out of the Park at the Phalaborwa entry, strolled into the local supermarket parking lot, killed a native and then escaped back into the Park.

It's a start...

Rich
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Well lions do a much better job than the justice system a couple of years back a poacher was caught with a sable that he snared he got a slap on the wrist and a R100.00 fine.

Fair chase?

Good on old mr Leo