Poachers in search of rhinos are devoured by hungry lions.

JOHANNESBURG – A group of poachers were defeated by a pride of lions after bursting into a South African game reserve to hunt down and slaughter a herd of rhinos.

At least three men made their way to the Sibuya Game Reserve in the early morning hours on Monday. They were "armed, among other things, with a high-powered rifle with a muffler, an ax, cutting pliers and food for several days," according to a press release.

"All the features of a band wanting to kill rhinos and take off their horns."

An anti-poacher dog alerted his master at around 4:30 am Monday, but the driver dismissed concerns. At the same time, he had heard a rumor coming from the lions, so he suspected that it was what had caused a reaction of the dog

"However, it now seems that the dog was alerted by something of Unusual. "Lions," says Fox.

Field guides on a Tuesday night safari reported that they had discovered human remains as well as other objects "in the immediate vicinity of lions. "

When he arrived at the scene, Fox said he discovered the rifle, the gloves, the cutting pliers and the remains of a backpack with food and water [19659002] "It is clear that poachers were proud of six lions and some had been killed. ", Said Fox,

The investigators could not examine the scene Tuesday night and were forced to wait for the day. Fox said that he made sure that the reserve vet "looses all the pride of the lions" so that the police, the forensic teams and the anti-poaching unit search the area for finding indices

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