"The remains were first spotted at 16:30 local time on Tuesday (14:30 GMT).An anti-poaching team arrived on the scene, where a hunting rifle with silencer, a long axe and wire-cutters - equipment generally used by rhino poachers - were also found. Suspected Rhino Poacher Killed By Elephant, Eaten By Pride Of Lions Park officials said all that was left at the scene were "a human skull and a pair of pants." Poachers are just the foot soldiers of international criminal syndicates.”The world’s rhinos are in danger of being hunted to extinction. Rangers searched on the ground and by air but did not find the remains before it got dark, Phaahla said. AP RADIO. An axe and three pairs of shoes and gloves were found by the pride where at least two rhino poachers were eaten. “There was a pride of lion nearby which apparently had devoured his body.”Police said they seized guns and ammunition from the surviving men. "We're not sure how many there were - there's not much left of them. The suspected poachers strayed into a large pride of lions, the reserve's owner said These are external links and will open in a new window
They were charged with illegal possession of firearms, trespassing and conspiracy to poach.“On most days, we have close to 15 poaching groups of three individuals each who are hunting illegally for rhinos,” Phaahla said. According to the owner of the park, Nick Fox, the poachers were eaten alive by the pride of lions sometime between the evening of July 1 and the early morning of July 2, and so little of their remains were left, that investigators could not specify the number of people killed. ADVERTISEMENT Click to copy ... By ANDREW MELDRUM April 8, 2019 GMT. The two surviving hunters gave officials a more precise description of where they left the dead man. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A rhinoceros poacher was stomped to death by an elephant and eaten by lions in a South Africa wildlife preserve, and rangers found just his skull and trousers, authorities said.South Africans weighed in on social media, with many celebrating the poacher’s death, calling it justice or applauding the animals for “restoring law and order in the jungle.” But others blamed the economic desperation that leads people to become poachers, and the international criminal syndicates they work for.Julian Rademeyer, a project leader for TRAFFIC, which monitors the international trade in wildlife, said effective measures are needed to attack the global rings that deal in rhino horn and elephant ivory.“The rage and anger of many people at the rampant poaching that is endangering rhinos and elephants is understandable. Video; Listen. Fox said: “The only body part we found was one skull and one bit … At least two suspected rhino poachers have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a South African game reserve, officials say. People living around parks must see the value of wildlife,” Rademeyer said. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A rhinoceros poacher was stomped to death by an elephant and eaten by lions in a South Africa wildlife preserve, and rangers found just his skull and trousers, authorities said. The Sibuya game reserve lost three rhinos to poachers in 2016
Update hourly. Last year “Poaching is a serious, ongoing problem in the park,” Phaahla said of Kruger, which covers 7,500 square miles in southeastern South Africa, making it about the size of the U.S. state of New Jersey.After the death of the poacher, whose name and nationality were not released, relatives asked park officials to help recover the body. Poachers eaten by lions after sneaking onto South African game reserve to hunt rhino. “Our rangers are well-trained and making progress in controlling the poaching.”Rademeyer, the author of “Killing for Profit,” a book about the illegal trade in rhino horn, blamed “the appalling socio-economic conditions in South Africa that drive young men to take risks to hunt rhinos and elephants.”In addition to fighting international criminal syndicates, “what is also needed is to win support in rural communities for conservation.
They were charged with illegal possession of firearms, trespassing and conspiracy to poach.“On most days, we have close to 15 poaching groups of three individuals each who are hunting illegally for rhinos,” Phaahla said. According to the owner of the park, Nick Fox, the poachers were eaten alive by the pride of lions sometime between the evening of July 1 and the early morning of July 2, and so little of their remains were left, that investigators could not specify the number of people killed. ADVERTISEMENT Click to copy ... By ANDREW MELDRUM April 8, 2019 GMT. The two surviving hunters gave officials a more precise description of where they left the dead man. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A rhinoceros poacher was stomped to death by an elephant and eaten by lions in a South Africa wildlife preserve, and rangers found just his skull and trousers, authorities said.South Africans weighed in on social media, with many celebrating the poacher’s death, calling it justice or applauding the animals for “restoring law and order in the jungle.” But others blamed the economic desperation that leads people to become poachers, and the international criminal syndicates they work for.Julian Rademeyer, a project leader for TRAFFIC, which monitors the international trade in wildlife, said effective measures are needed to attack the global rings that deal in rhino horn and elephant ivory.“The rage and anger of many people at the rampant poaching that is endangering rhinos and elephants is understandable. Video; Listen. Fox said: “The only body part we found was one skull and one bit … At least two suspected rhino poachers have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a South African game reserve, officials say. People living around parks must see the value of wildlife,” Rademeyer said. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A rhinoceros poacher was stomped to death by an elephant and eaten by lions in a South Africa wildlife preserve, and rangers found just his skull and trousers, authorities said. The Sibuya game reserve lost three rhinos to poachers in 2016
Update hourly. Last year “Poaching is a serious, ongoing problem in the park,” Phaahla said of Kruger, which covers 7,500 square miles in southeastern South Africa, making it about the size of the U.S. state of New Jersey.After the death of the poacher, whose name and nationality were not released, relatives asked park officials to help recover the body. Poachers eaten by lions after sneaking onto South African game reserve to hunt rhino. “Our rangers are well-trained and making progress in controlling the poaching.”Rademeyer, the author of “Killing for Profit,” a book about the illegal trade in rhino horn, blamed “the appalling socio-economic conditions in South Africa that drive young men to take risks to hunt rhinos and elephants.”In addition to fighting international criminal syndicates, “what is also needed is to win support in rural communities for conservation.