Karma: Heavily Armed Rhino Poachers Ran Into a Pack of Lions. It Ended Badly

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This is a macabre feel-good story for those who sympathize with the plight of the world’s rhinos. A group of poachers trespassed onto a South African game reserve. They were there to kill rhinos. The poachers became the poached, though, when the men ran up against a pride of lions. Three men were killed and eaten.

“At least three hunters are believed to have been devoured by the predators, judging by the bloody scene on the Sibuya Game Reserve near Kenton-on-Sea in Eastern Province, South Africa,” The Daily Mail writes about the ironic turn of events.


There were other indications of the poachers intentions. The body parts were located near high powered rifles, silencers, wire cutters and the type of axe typically used to remove rhino horns from dead rhinos.

A search of the scene is being conducted by helicopter, but no other poachers have been located.

Sibuya Game Reserve’s owner, Nick Fox, explained the find. “We found enough body parts and three pairs of empty shoes which suggest to us that the lions ate at least three of them but it is thick bush and there could be more.”



“But the lions are our watchers and guardians and they picked the wrong pride and became a meal.”



“The best estimate we have so far is that three of the gang were eaten.”


While no other poachers have turned up, the search isn’t over. Authorities are now using forensic analysis to determine if the guns found at the scene have links to other poachers or other poaching.