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| Suspected rhino poachers eaten by lions at South African reserve | |
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| At least two rhino poachers were eaten by lions on a South African game farm, according to the reserve’s owner. | At least two rhino poachers were eaten by lions on a South African game farm, according to the reserve’s owner. |
| A ranger taking guests on a safari drive at the Sibuya game reserve in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday afternoon discovered human remains near a pride of lions. | A ranger taking guests on a safari drive at the Sibuya game reserve in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday afternoon discovered human remains near a pride of lions. |
| “We suspect two were killed, possibly three,” Sibuya’s owner, Nick Fox, said. | “We suspect two were killed, possibly three,” Sibuya’s owner, Nick Fox, said. |
| An axe and three pairs of shoes and gloves were found later when police and an anti-poaching unit arrived. The lions had been heard making a commotion in the early hours of Monday. | An axe and three pairs of shoes and gloves were found later when police and an anti-poaching unit arrived. The lions had been heard making a commotion in the early hours of Monday. |
| “We thought they must have been rhino poachers but the axe confirmed it,” Fox said. “They use the rifle to shoot the animal and the axe to remove the horn.” | “We thought they must have been rhino poachers but the axe confirmed it,” Fox said. “They use the rifle to shoot the animal and the axe to remove the horn.” |
| South Africa is home to more than 80% of the world’s rhinos, whose population has been depleted by poaching for buyers in Vietnam and China, where rhino horn is coveted as an ingredient in traditional medicine. | South Africa is home to more than 80% of the world’s rhinos, whose population has been depleted by poaching for buyers in Vietnam and China, where rhino horn is coveted as an ingredient in traditional medicine. |
| More than 1,000 rhinos were killed in South Africa last year. | More than 1,000 rhinos were killed in South Africa last year. |
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