A search party managed to recover just the skull and trousers of the suspected poacher
Poaching is still a huge problem in SA as demand for rhino horn in Asian countries grows.
JOHANNESBURG - A suspected rhino poacher was killed by an elephant then eaten by a pride of lions at the Kruger National Park."Indications found at the scene suggested that a pride of lions had devoured the remains, leaving only a human skull and a pair of pants," South African National Parks said in a statement.READ: Kingpins arrested in significant rhino poaching bustPoaching is still a huge problem in the country as demand for rhino horn in Asian countries grows.
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