Lions of Sabi Sands

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(11-07-2023, 03:21 AM)BA0701 Wrote:

(11-07-2023, 02:56 AM)Mapokser Wrote: I don't think he owned any piece of land in SS, he worked for Idube.

Though speaking of it I remember someone saying to take what he says with a grain of salt regarding the issue with the Sand River Pride because he'll want to protect his lodges, status and what not... I decided not to reply since the discussion was dragging on an unrelated thread, but regarding this, as he himself said, the SRP was the only reliable pride in the Western Sector at that time, it wasn't in the interest of any of the lodges to shot the pride dead, it was the only pride they had to show to their guests. The local authorities outside the reserve are the culprits for what happened.

Actually, my comment didn't have anything to do with that conversation. But, since you brought it up, you touched on the point I was trying to make. While I do not believe that Wilhem Botha wanted to, or made the decision to kill those lions, I can understand others opposite opinions, given the photos that were taken and then published.

Perhaps you are able to answer another question that came up during that discussion. How is it that we have a second, and seemingly unrelated Sand River Pride, was it a case of another unnamed pride being found near the sand river, after the loss of the first pride? Sort of like we have several Blondies, Dark Manes, Dreadlocks, etc... Though, I am not sure that same convention works when discussing prides, since those names imply a particular bloodline.

We also have Gijima coalition again. Reply