Countryside Management Association News

Two suspected poachers have been arrested and a third is believed to have been killed by a lion in Kruger National Park, South Africa. According to the two who were caught, the trio went into the park on the night of March 12th 2010 to set up snares to catch animals. According to a park spokesman, "they returned on the night of the 13th to see if they caught anything. On their way back they came across some hippos, which charged them and they ran in different directions." Two of them got out of the park safely, but got worried when their friend didn't return. The two men were arrested in and took the police to the spot where they had last seen their accomplice: "Some blood and torn clothing were found." Rangers found a human skull shortly thereafter. It’s believed that the third man was caught and eaten by a lion. The arrested men were known and wanted by police for poaching.