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(12-16-2024, 09:15 PM)Mapokser Wrote: 2015 someone reliable ( IIRC a ranger ) made a facebook post explaining what happened, and the head of the anti-poaching team from Sabi Sands at the time of the Mapogo ( Willem Botha ), made another post citing the previous post and confirming that yeah it was what happened.
Basically Dreadlocks moved north towards Singita/Ottawa property and left the reserve ( fences were often destroyed by floods ), he killed some cattle and the leaders of IIRC 3 local tribes were pissed and demanded his death, the rangers tried to dart him and bring him back, but were threatened by the tribes. Weeks later Dreadlocks' skin was found with a poacher, probably the guy "hired" to shoot him
Thank you for that. I remember reading some of this stuff back in the day and I remember W. Botha. I didn't know it was confirmed he was poached and to this detail ththe info was out there but it makes sense.
Curious about those fences nowadays and since that era, besides Mfumo disappearing, I don't remember hearing about any lion traveling out of Sabi Sands into the nearby villages. Has there been any other accounts of this since?