So only a skull and a pair of trousers remained from a suspected rhino poacher reports South African National Parks. What the actual f**k happened. Apparently a man broke into the park with four others in an attempt to poach rhinos.
According to reports, an elephant suddenly attacked one of the poachers and killing him. The accomplices informed the victim's family about the death on Tuesday and a search party was sent where they only managed to find a human skull and pair of trousers.
The managing executive of the Kruger park gave his condolences but at the same time highlighted warnings of entering the park illegally and on foot is not wise. "It holds many dangers and this incident is evidence of that".
Twitter users had some reactions to this incident.
Very concerned to hear about the poacher who was killed by an elephant, then eaten by lions.
Hope they didn't get indigestion.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 7, 2019
BEST NEWS IVE HEARD ALL YEAR!!! GOOD RIDINS! EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE NATURE GETS SOME JUSTICE: Suspected rhino poacher killed by elephant then eaten by lions in South Africa, authorities say https://t.co/VTyYpqyaaX
— Corey Feldman (@Corey_Feldman) April 7, 2019
Seeing a lot of schadenfreude-laced responses to the story about a poacher being trampled by elephants and eaten by lions. Beyond being cruel and distasteful, this sort of thing also overlooks the structural causes of poaching.
— Matthew Clayfield (@mclayfield) April 7, 2019
Were local communities in a better economic place, their men wouldn't feel the need to poach big game for international criminal interests. Or at least fewer of them would. Community development needs to be a key aspect of any national or international anti-poaching strategy.
— Matthew Clayfield (@mclayfield) April 7, 2019
And, blah blah blah, you are all so excited about nature fighting back against one poacher as if that is the fucking solution. Yes. I used the f- word.
— Dr. Kiki Sanford (@drkiki) April 7, 2019
But, elephants are not going to fix this for us. Neither is a beautiful David Attenborough nature program.
YOU need to vote for people who will truly represent you.
YOU need to make different purchasing decisions.
YOU are part of this ecosystem.
— Dr. Kiki Sanford (@drkiki) April 7, 2019
8) Finally, it seems like justice to celebrate that recent poacher’s demise by the animals themselves. But note that it was the Rangers who recovered his remains for his family.
The crime syndicates behind the poachers are destroying people too.
Whole communities. Just 4 profit.— Lincoln's Bible (@LincolnsBible) April 7, 2019
It is probably offensive to appropriate and misuse the term karma in this way, but even it that were not so, true "karma" would involve bad things happening to the rich dealers and buyers of rhino horn, not the poor desperate guy who risks his own life poaching.
— Kieran Kelly (@ongenocide) April 7, 2019