Poachers poison elephant, 2 lions and 100+ critically endagered vultures die after feeding on it.

[Confounding]

I hate poachers so fucking much.

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Two lions, 110 vultures poisoned at S.Africa's Kruger park

Two lions and over 100 vultures in South Africa's Kruger National Park died after eating the poisoned carcass of an elephant, officials said Wednesday, suggesting a new poaching trend in the heavily-guarded reserve. "It seems poachers have resorted to wildlife poisoning in the national parks and other protected areas in Southern Africa," Glenn Phillips, the park's managing executive, said in a statement.

 

[anotherlife]

This also means that the armed ranger tactics are working. By the way, an even more cruel poacher tactic Is wire loop trapping, in which the animal steps in the loop and the loop tightens on its leg or hand. The more the animal struggles, the more it tightens, causing the death of the animal's limb. Very evil.