Presumed rhinoceros poachers killed by lions at Sibuya Reserve in South Africa

They never got out of it.

Early the next morning, an anti-poaching dog on patrol began to bark and his master heard "great agitation from the lions," Fox told Herald LIVE

The men were apparently attacked by the big cats; Fox told Newsweek that a skull was found later in the area, as well as "a little pond, everything else had completely disappeared." He was uncertain about the number of people killed by lions, but said that three pairs of shoes and gloves A police spokesman, Captain Mali Govender, said investigators have recovered remains from the reserve and that They were sent for forensic tests, according to Herald LIVE. The rifle was also sent to a ballistics laboratory "to establish whether it was used in other stooges or crimes."

Following the macabre discovery, the owner of the reserve said in a statement Friday that six lions were involved in the fatal encounter were "darted", or given anesthesia via a tranquilizer pistol; they were then evaluated by veterinarians and conservation officers, who determined that their behavior vis-à-vis the crew in a gaming viewing vehicle "did not differ from that presented in the last ten years. "

The industry is that lions see a game viewing vehicle containing people as something completely different from the individuals walking on the ground, "said Fox." At Sibuya Game Reserve, we do not see only specialized gaming vehicles and not walking because of the dense and dense forest of the reserve. "

" In recent days, game guides and anti-poaching personnel have continued. drive the game viewing vehicles in the vicinity of this pride to check for differences in behavior and they confirmed that to date there have not been any. "

The Washington Post could not reach Fox to comment

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Susie Ellis, Executive Director of the International Rhino Foundation, told the Washington Post that the largest population of the 30,000 rhinos in the world has There has been a dramatic increase in poaching since 2007. "The numbers have gone from less than 10 in 2007 to more than 1,000 in recent years," she said.

Anti-poaching efforts have led to many reservations. to create surveillance teams Manipulators use trained dogs as early warning and break-in tags to locate their rhinos daily.

A member of the Kenya Wildlife Services translocation team. checks a female black rhinoceros in her crate after being relaunched by sedation (Tony Karumba / AFP / Getty Images file)

Sibuya Game Reserve, near destination t Cape Town's popular folklore museum, is one of those open for safaris on the Eastern Cape. From the ocean to the bush, Sibuya's wildlife extends from birds to Africa's "big game of five" – ​​lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and Cape buffalo

The Rhino poaching is punishable by imprisonment in South Africa. Yet in 2017 alone, more than 1,000 adult rhinos were slaughtered. In recent years, poachers have left Kruger National Park, Africa's largest nature reserve, for parks that they regard as easy targets, such as Sibuya, according to Ellis

According to Ellis, poachers are members of well-organized criminal networks motivated by demand from the Asian market. They consider the rhinoceros horn, which is worth more than gold or platinum, as a valuable commodity, such as elephant ivory or drugs.

"This is not a crime of poverty," she said. "It's a crime of greed."

Fox said the reserve remains open despite this week's events, AFP reported. "I think we had a lucky break here," said Fox. "The lions came to them before they reached the rhinos."

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