Posted on 04/19/2021 4:03:05 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
The man was one of three suspected rhino poachers whom park rangers were chasing through Kruger National Park at the time, SANParks said in a news release.
"When they realized they had been spotted, the suspected poachers dropped an axe and a bag with their provisions in an attempt to escape from the rangers," SANParks said.
The rangers pursued the three suspects with dogs and air support. They eventually caught up with one who said his accomplice had run into a herd of breeding elephants, but he did not know what happened after that.
Rangers went to the spot where the man was last seen and found that he had been "badly trampled," SANParks said.
It's unclear how many elephants were involved, but a single adult African elephant can weigh up to 3.3 tonnes .... Officials also recovered a rifle.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Criminal got his justice.
Good. I hope that discourages other poachers.
That’ll do!
Good riddance.
That’s sad. I hope that the elephant did not hurt itself.
Quit poaching, problem solved.
Hope the rifle was OK.
Play stupid games ... should have tried the rhino bathing area first
Good Elephant!
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04/19/2021 3:42:59 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 8 replies
Penn Live ^ | 19 Apr 2021 | Deb Kiner
Officials at a South African national park said yesterday that a man who was suspected of being a poacher was killed by a herd elephants on Saturday. The men were running from rangers when they ran into a “breeding herd of elephants.” The men were reportedly attempting to poach rhinoceros. Only through discipline, teamwork and tenacity will we be able to help stem the tide of rhino poaching in KNP.”
Suspected poacher trampled to death by elephants in South Africa
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04/19/2021 1:32:18 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 15 replies
New York Post ^ | April 19, 2021 | Kenneth Garger
A suspected rhino poacher was killed in an elephant stampede at a South African national park on Saturday, officials said. The man was among three suspected poachers spotted by rangers at Kruger National Park, the parks service said in a Sunday press release. The trio fled when they were seen, and during their escape, ran into a breeding herd of elephants, authorities said.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_Walk
My Grammie took me to see this I wasnt old enough to understand the entire meaning.
Instant karma!
That looks like an interesting film!
Perhaps he was just trying to feed his family.
Maybe, his people hunted rhinos for thousands of years and all of a sudden some gubmin paper pusher tells him he can't.
Maybe the rhinos were destroying food crops or becoming aggressive toward people.
Native Americans are allowed to hunt whales and eagles but you do it and you'll be put away for a long time.
Would they feel the same about an Idaho rancher that kills wolves or a grizzly, "illegally" that are killing his animals or endangering his family?
Nice to see swift savanna justice but the Chinese are on the move in Africa. Elephants won’t stand a chance.
The poachers don’t go after the elephants because they’re some kind of threat, and they don’t hunt for food, all they want is the ivory
That’s what the axe was for ... to chop off the tusks once the animal is down, whether it’s dead or not
Good riddance ... one less poacher = one less monster
Story line is good. I was like 6 and the stampede scared the crap out of me.
Think Grammie was into other stuff
karmic backwash.
Happy Ending
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