WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Six lions poisoned north of Pretoria
“The incident occurred somewhere between Friday night and Saturday morning.”
2 days ago
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Six lions have been found poisoned in the north of Pretoria – some with their heads and paws cut off.
Details were still sketchy on Saturday morning but Hi-Risk Unit security’s team and conservation units were on the scene.
“The incident occurred somewhere between Friday night and Saturday morning,” said Arthur Crew of Hi-Risk Unit security service.
Police were also dispatched to the scene.
Crew said that some of the lions had their paws and heads removed.
He could not elaborate further as the investigation is still ongoing.
A reward of up to R250 000 has been offered for any information that may lead to the arrest of the suspects. Hi-Risk Unit was in the process of gathering the information.
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Page 15 on this report will give you an idea of what is involved here! http://emsfoundation.org.za/wp-content/ ... ch2018.pdf
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it gives me the creeps of disgust
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Limpopo farm owner discovers 3 lion carcasses on property, 2 with heads and paws cut off
27.08.2018 - Lavan Pijoos
Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for the suspects involved in the killing of three lions at a farm in the Letsitele area over the weekend.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said the farm owner had been patrolling around the camp when she noticed that a part of the fence had been cut through.
Ngoepe said the owner then made the gruesome discovery of the carcasses of two lions with their heads and paws cut off.
He said a third carcass was found at same spot, with no missing parts.
"The method used during the killing of these animals is subject to the ongoing police investigations," he said.
Anyone with information can contact Colonel Alpheus Mokale at 082 565 6524, the crime stop number 08600 10111, the Crime Line SMS 32211, or the nearest police station.
Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for the suspects involved in the killing of three lions at a farm in the Letsitele area over the weekend.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said the farm owner had been patrolling around the camp when she noticed that a part of the fence had been cut through.
Ngoepe said the owner then made the gruesome discovery of the carcasses of two lions with their heads and paws cut off.
He said a third carcass was found at same spot, with no missing parts.
"The method used during the killing of these animals is subject to the ongoing police investigations," he said.
Anyone with information can contact Colonel Alpheus Mokale at 082 565 6524, the crime stop number 08600 10111, the Crime Line SMS 32211, or the nearest police station.
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Lion poaching: Escalating demand for claws and teeth
Posted on January 2, 2020 by Africa Geographic Editorial in the DECODING SCIENCE post series.
© Greater Limpopo Carnivore Programme
DECODING SCIENCE by AG Editorial
Evidence is emerging of the growing threat to wild lion populations of targeted poaching for lion body parts – teeth and claws.
The Panthera study provides evidence of an emerging threat to African lion conservation: the targeted poaching of lions for body parts – specifically teeth and claws. The study warns that this growing threat could have devastating impacts on lion populations that mirror similar impacts on wild tiger populations.
The study was conducted in the Mozambican portion of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area – which includes South Africa’s Kruger National Park. The targeted poaching of lions for body parts accounted for 61% of mortalities within Limpopo National Park and 35% of known human-caused mortalities across the greater landscape. The researchers also found that retaliatory killing for livestock conflict accounted for 51% of total mortalities, but body parts were removed in 48% of conflict cases, suggesting that the demand for body parts is escalating conflict killings. Teeth and claws were the body parts most frequently harvested, and there has been an alarming and dramatic increase since 2014.
Map showing the study area and locations of lion mortality events © Everatt, K.T (et al)
We previously reported similar conclusions made by the Greater Limpopo Carnivore Program, who were participants in this Panthera study.
The study made the link between the escalation in poaching of wild lions and South Africa’s increasing export of captive-bred lion skeletons and body parts, which has shown exponential growth since 2007. This trade feeds a growing market among upwardly mobile Asians for luxury products, such as lion bone wine, with lion bones used in lieu of tiger bones as tiger parts become increasingly scarce.
The rising demand for lion body parts could exacerbate motives to kill lions in the vicinity of communities and livestock, irrespective of livestock losses or a perceived threat of losses. Incentivising the killing of lions by a demand for body parts could seriously undermine conflict mitigation efforts.
Lion poaching for body parts has also increased in the Niassa reserve in northern Mozambique (C. Beggs Niassa Lion Project pers coms) and of captive lions in the Limpopo province of South Africa (K. Marnewick Endangered Wildlife Trust pers coms). Lions killed for conflict in the Caprivi region of Namibia also had teeth and claws removed (L. Hansen Kwando Carnivore Project pers coms).
Carcasses of three lions that were poached © Greater Limpopo Carnivore Programme
Lion populations have declined across Africa by an estimated 43% over the past 21 years, and their range has declined by 75% over the past 50 years. Declines have been predominantly caused by loss of prey and habitat and by persecution from livestock farmers. The study notes that, at times, unsustainable trophy hunting has also caused decreases in lion populations.
Dr. Paul Funston, Director of Panthera’s lion program, stated, “We hope this study alerts the global conservation community, and any governments participating in the lion bone and body part trade, to the serious threats it poses. We have seen the toll this trade has had on other wild cat species and must be vigilant about how it impacts lion conservation efforts across Africa.”
The remains of a lion, skeleton, carcass© Greater Limpopo Carnivore Programme
Full report: Everatt, K.T., Kokes, R. & Lopez Pereira, C. (2019). Evidence of a further emerging threat to lion conservation; targeted poaching for body parts. Biodivers Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01866-w
Posted on January 2, 2020 by Africa Geographic Editorial in the DECODING SCIENCE post series.
© Greater Limpopo Carnivore Programme
DECODING SCIENCE by AG Editorial
Evidence is emerging of the growing threat to wild lion populations of targeted poaching for lion body parts – teeth and claws.
The Panthera study provides evidence of an emerging threat to African lion conservation: the targeted poaching of lions for body parts – specifically teeth and claws. The study warns that this growing threat could have devastating impacts on lion populations that mirror similar impacts on wild tiger populations.
The study was conducted in the Mozambican portion of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area – which includes South Africa’s Kruger National Park. The targeted poaching of lions for body parts accounted for 61% of mortalities within Limpopo National Park and 35% of known human-caused mortalities across the greater landscape. The researchers also found that retaliatory killing for livestock conflict accounted for 51% of total mortalities, but body parts were removed in 48% of conflict cases, suggesting that the demand for body parts is escalating conflict killings. Teeth and claws were the body parts most frequently harvested, and there has been an alarming and dramatic increase since 2014.
Map showing the study area and locations of lion mortality events © Everatt, K.T (et al)
We previously reported similar conclusions made by the Greater Limpopo Carnivore Program, who were participants in this Panthera study.
The study made the link between the escalation in poaching of wild lions and South Africa’s increasing export of captive-bred lion skeletons and body parts, which has shown exponential growth since 2007. This trade feeds a growing market among upwardly mobile Asians for luxury products, such as lion bone wine, with lion bones used in lieu of tiger bones as tiger parts become increasingly scarce.
The rising demand for lion body parts could exacerbate motives to kill lions in the vicinity of communities and livestock, irrespective of livestock losses or a perceived threat of losses. Incentivising the killing of lions by a demand for body parts could seriously undermine conflict mitigation efforts.
Lion poaching for body parts has also increased in the Niassa reserve in northern Mozambique (C. Beggs Niassa Lion Project pers coms) and of captive lions in the Limpopo province of South Africa (K. Marnewick Endangered Wildlife Trust pers coms). Lions killed for conflict in the Caprivi region of Namibia also had teeth and claws removed (L. Hansen Kwando Carnivore Project pers coms).
Carcasses of three lions that were poached © Greater Limpopo Carnivore Programme
Lion populations have declined across Africa by an estimated 43% over the past 21 years, and their range has declined by 75% over the past 50 years. Declines have been predominantly caused by loss of prey and habitat and by persecution from livestock farmers. The study notes that, at times, unsustainable trophy hunting has also caused decreases in lion populations.
Dr. Paul Funston, Director of Panthera’s lion program, stated, “We hope this study alerts the global conservation community, and any governments participating in the lion bone and body part trade, to the serious threats it poses. We have seen the toll this trade has had on other wild cat species and must be vigilant about how it impacts lion conservation efforts across Africa.”
The remains of a lion, skeleton, carcass© Greater Limpopo Carnivore Programme
Full report: Everatt, K.T., Kokes, R. & Lopez Pereira, C. (2019). Evidence of a further emerging threat to lion conservation; targeted poaching for body parts. Biodivers Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01866-w
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Now that they can't find rhino or elephants they turn to poach lions
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
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There is clear evidence that rhino poachers re turning to lion on the Moz side, and in adjacent Kruger.
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