The Mighty Mapogos

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(09-25-2022, 03:34 PM)Leo Aslan Wrote: Events of the year 2009

14. 53 lions of diverse prides lived in 2005


15. 35 lions of diverse prides lived in 2009/2010. 


16. the border fence around inhabited area and the Tragedy of 5 Mapogo sons: On more than one occassion the Sand River Pride were driven out of the Sabi Sands by the Mapogos. Five were shot in April 2006 and the rest of the Sand River Pride were shot in January 2009 after they were driven out by the Mapogos and started feeding on cattle in Dumphries Village.
This pride got out the Sabi Sands when the Sand River came down in flood & the fence collapsed in January 2009. MPB put out an order to shoot the Lions. Hunters (Willem Botha & Co.) came in with dogs - 4 male sub adults/cubs & 2 females were killed. The 5th sub-adult male made it back into the safety of Sabi Sands but eventually died of starvation as he was too young to hunt properly for himself! All 5 Mapogo sons were born in 2007.

I doubt the Mapogo sons were driven out of SS by their fathers, according to Rob they were 1yo and the same age of the Othawa males who were only driven out by their fathers in 2011. They left by their own account, because the fence fell. The other cub who died, according to Rob, IIRC, joined the Othawa pride but was killed by hyenas. Reply