poachers and lions: A p***e of hungry lions in a South African reserve just saved the day, at least for a herd of rhinos. The poachers, who had illegally entered that reserve with a...

badbobby Loc: texas

A p***e of hungry lions in a South African reserve just saved the day, at least for a herd of rhinos. The poachers, who had illegally entered that reserve with a gun and axe to k**l those rhinos, were not so lucky.

The big cats mauled and k**led at least two — possibly three — poachers, leaving behind just their bloodied and partly-eaten body parts, according to news reports.

The illegal entrance and subsequent mauling attack happened at the Sibuya Game Reserve sometime between Sunday night (July 1) and Monday morning (July 2), according to a statement by the reserve.

"They were armed with, amongst other things, a high-powered rifle with a silencer, an axe, wire cutters and had food supplies for a number of days — all the hallmarks of a gang intent on k*****g rhino and removing their horns," Nick Fox, owner of the reserve, said in the statement. [In Photos: The Last 5 Northern White Rhinos]

The horns are prized for their medicinal value and used in traditional Chinese medicines, though there is no science to back up their touted "cure-all" powers. In addition, the horns are now seen as a status symbol, according to Save the Rhino, a U.K.-based conservation charity. And South Africa is home to the most rhinos in the world — both the critically endangered black rhino and the near threatened white rhino — making them a target for poachers, who are often armed with guns and other equipment. Some will even tranquilize a rhino before sawing off its horn, "leaving the rhino to wake up and bleed to death very painfully and slowly," according to Save the Rhino. In 2017, poachers k**led 1,028 rhinos in South Africa, compared with 13 in 2007.

In this case, at 4:30 a.m. local time Monday, one of the anti-poaching dogs on the reserve alerted her "handler" that there was a problem nearby. "At the same time, the handler heard a loud commotion coming from the lions, so he suspected that this was what had alerted her and was not concerned," Fox said. Because lion activity at night is not uncommon, the handler didn't think much of it.

Then, on Tuesday afternoon, one of the field guides found what appeared to be human remains near the lions' range. "Clearly, the poachers had walked into a p***e of six lions, and some, if not all, had been k**led," Fox said.

A forensic team from the local police is now investigating the crime. Currently, Fox said, it's not certain how many poachers were k**led.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

badbobby wrote:

A p***e of hungry lions in a South African reserve just saved the day, at least for a herd of rhinos. The poachers, who had illegally entered that reserve with a gun and axe to k**l those rhinos, were not so lucky.

The big cats mauled and k**led at least two — possibly three — poachers, leaving behind just their bloodied and partly-eaten body parts, according to news reports.

The illegal entrance and subsequent mauling attack happened at the Sibuya Game Reserve sometime between Sunday night (July 1) and Monday morning (July 2), according to a statement by the reserve.

"They were armed with, amongst other things, a high-powered rifle with a silencer, an axe, wire cutters and had food supplies for a number of days — all the hallmarks of a gang intent on k*****g rhino and removing their horns," Nick Fox, owner of the reserve, said in the statement. [In Photos: The Last 5 Northern White Rhinos]

The horns are prized for their medicinal value and used in traditional Chinese medicines, though there is no science to back up their touted "cure-all" powers. In addition, the horns are now seen as a status symbol, according to Save the Rhino, a U.K.-based conservation charity. And South Africa is home to the most rhinos in the world — both the critically endangered black rhino and the near threatened white rhino — making them a target for poachers, who are often armed with guns and other equipment. Some will even tranquilize a rhino before sawing off its horn, "leaving the rhino to wake up and bleed to death very painfully and slowly," according to Save the Rhino. In 2017, poachers k**led 1,028 rhinos in South Africa, compared with 13 in 2007.

In this case, at 4:30 a.m. local time Monday, one of the anti-poaching dogs on the reserve alerted her "handler" that there was a problem nearby. "At the same time, the handler heard a loud commotion coming from the lions, so he suspected that this was what had alerted her and was not concerned," Fox said. Because lion activity at night is not uncommon, the handler didn't think much of it.

Then, on Tuesday afternoon, one of the field guides found what appeared to be human remains near the lions' range. "Clearly, the poachers had walked into a p***e of six lions, and some, if not all, had been k**led," Fox said.

A forensic team from the local police is now investigating the crime. Currently, Fox said, it's not certain how many poachers were k**led.

A p***e of hungry lions in a South African reserve... (show quote)

Now, that's a damn shame.

badbobby Loc: texas

slatten49 wrote:

Now, that's a damn shame.

shoulda been more poachers
yeah
a damn shame

Gatsby

badbobby wrote:

A p***e of hungry lions in a South African reserve just saved the day, at least for a herd of rhinos. The poachers, who had illegally entered that reserve with a gun and axe to k**l those rhinos, were not so lucky.

The big cats mauled and k**led at least two — possibly three — poachers, leaving behind just their bloodied and partly-eaten body parts, according to news reports.

The illegal entrance and subsequent mauling attack happened at the Sibuya Game Reserve sometime between Sunday night (July 1) and Monday morning (July 2), according to a statement by the reserve.

"They were armed with, amongst other things, a high-powered rifle with a silencer, an axe, wire cutters and had food supplies for a number of days — all the hallmarks of a gang intent on k*****g rhino and removing their horns," Nick Fox, owner of the reserve, said in the statement. [In Photos: The Last 5 Northern White Rhinos]

The horns are prized for their medicinal value and used in traditional Chinese medicines, though there is no science to back up their touted "cure-all" powers. In addition, the horns are now seen as a status symbol, according to Save the Rhino, a U.K.-based conservation charity. And South Africa is home to the most rhinos in the world — both the critically endangered black rhino and the near threatened white rhino — making them a target for poachers, who are often armed with guns and other equipment. Some will even tranquilize a rhino before sawing off its horn, "leaving the rhino to wake up and bleed to death very painfully and slowly," according to Save the Rhino. In 2017, poachers k**led 1,028 rhinos in South Africa, compared with 13 in 2007.

In this case, at 4:30 a.m. local time Monday, one of the anti-poaching dogs on the reserve alerted her "handler" that there was a problem nearby. "At the same time, the handler heard a loud commotion coming from the lions, so he suspected that this was what had alerted her and was not concerned," Fox said. Because lion activity at night is not uncommon, the handler didn't think much of it.

Then, on Tuesday afternoon, one of the field guides found what appeared to be human remains near the lions' range. "Clearly, the poachers had walked into a p***e of six lions, and some, if not all, had been k**led," Fox said.

A forensic team from the local police is now investigating the crime. Currently, Fox said, it's not certain how many poachers were k**led.

A p***e of hungry lions in a South African reserve... (show quote)

Resource protection at work!

See also:

10 poachers were surprised by a group of almost twenty adult Southwest African lions,
The felines’ attack was so sudden and violent, that five of the ten men were k**led,
three severely injured and two were only lightly injured, while the animals were mostly unhurt.
https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/zimbabwe-p***e-of-lions-k**ls-5-poachers-and-injures-3-others/

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

I'm sure there is a joke in there somewhere about men, horns and big pussy cats.. But I will leave it to the king...

F.D.R.

Gatsby, sounds like the 2 were 'over easy'. Not everyone likes poached.

badbobby Loc: texas

Gatsby wrote:

Resource protection at work!

See also:

10 poachers were surprised by a group of almost twenty adult Southwest African lions,
The felines’ attack was so sudden and violent, that five of the ten men were k**led,
three severely injured and two were only lightly injured, while the animals were mostly unhurt.
https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/zimbabwe-p***e-of-lions-k**ls-5-poachers-and-injures-3-others/

great!!
the lions weren't hurt