Leopards of Sabi Sands

[Luipaard]

(02-11-2021, 01:02 AM)Pckts Wrote:

(02-10-2021, 10:32 PM)Luipaard Wrote: Terrible news as Hukumuri has been confirmed to be dead. The exact reason is still unknown although reports say he was poached:

"Hukumuri has been allegedly shot by a poacher in the Sabi Sands. According to reliable sources he was on a kill and the person attempted to steal the meat from him. As one can imagine, a territorial male leopard would not simply give up a kill and allegedly went after the said poacher - the poacher then shot and killed him. When the story is officially announced it may well raise many flags as to how this happened in one of South Africa’s flagship private reserves - well known for their anti poaching activities."

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Sean de la Harpe-Parker

Lisa said possibly shot by a farmer?

Appears to be the case yes. The story is that a poacher stole his kill in which he followed that poacher. He must've followed him to the poacher's village in which he started killing livestock. You can't blame Hukumuri for doing so and at the same time you can't blame the villagers for protecting their livestock. If this is all true, then that poacher is the guilty one. It's illegal to do this kind of things in a protected reserve.

"A male leopard was shot around the village, Seville,not sure yet but pics looks like Hukumuri. I will confirm when i get the full information.First pic taken in January when Hukumuri was on the move towards Djuma with a cut on his right leg.Next pic leopard lying down with  a cut on his right leg."

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