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Rhino Poacher Trampled By Elephant, Devoured By Lions

A man suspected of being a rhino poacher was killed last week by an elephant and his remains devoured by a pride of lions at a South African park, officials said.
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No sympathy whatsoever.

From The New York Times:

A man suspected of being a rhino poacher was killed last week by an elephant and his remains devoured by a pride of lions at a South African park, officials said.

Rangers at Kruger National Park and other searchers found only a human skull and a pair of pants, the park said in a statement dated Friday.

Four of the dead man’s accomplices were arrested, the authorities said.

The man’s accomplices told his relatives that they had been in the park to poach rhinos on Tuesday night when he was killed by an elephant, according to the local authorities.

Since 2008, more than 7,000 rhinos have been hunted illegally, with 1,028 killed in 2017, according to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs.

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Three Rhino Poachers Killed By Lions In South Africa

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JoeMyGod shares the news that at least three rhino poachers were mauled to death by a pride of lions:

At least three suspected poachers who were apparently hunting for rhinos have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a game reserve in South Africa, the owner said on Thursday. The men entered the Sibuya Game Reserve on the southeast coast armed with a high-powered rifle and an axe in the early hours of Monday and were found dismembered the following day.

“They strayed into a pride of lions – it’s a big pride so they didn’t have too much time,” reserve owner Nick Fox, 60, told AFP news agency. “We’re not sure how many there were – there’s not much left of them. There seems to be clothing for three people. I’ve not heard of it before in our area.” Police forensics officers were on the scene conducting tests on the remains of the victims, Mr Fox added.

The BBC reports that nine rhinos have been killed by poachers in Eastern Cape province, where the reserve is located, this year alone.

Over 7,000 have been killed in South Africa in the past decade.

Perhaps if the poachers hadn’t been trying to kill animals that never hurt them they’d be alive today.

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Mid-Day Brain Break: When Big Cats See Their First Cardboard Box

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Watch what these big cats do when they see a cardboard box for the first time… on.hln.tv/7C7dPG #AllTheFeelingsPosted by The Daily Share on Thursday, November 5, 2015