Karma Bites: Lions Devour Poachers Hunting Rhinos in South Africa

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Kruger National Park. Lion yawning, Panthera leo, South Africa.
Kruger National Park. Lion yawning, Panthera leo, South Africa.
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By KEVIN KELLEHER

July 5, 2018

A group of poachers who entered the Sibuya Game Reserve in South Africa in search of rhinos were mauled to death by a pride of lions on Thursday.

The lions then ate what officials at the reserve believe to have been three poachers, who were armed with an axe, wire cutters and a silencer — common tools of the trade for poachers.

Nick Fox, the reserve owner, posted on Facebook that around 4:30 in the morning Thursday, he heard a loud commotion coming from the lions around the time that one of the dogs trained to identify poachers began alerting her handlers of intruders.

“We’re not sure how many there were — there’s not much left of them,” Fox told the AFP. “There seems to be clothing…

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2 thoughts on “Karma Bites: Lions Devour Poachers Hunting Rhinos in South Africa

  1. They were sporting, gave fair chase, did it for the meat and population management, they ate the meat, yes but they did forget the selfie.

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