Polokwane – An illegal hunter has been mauled and killed by a lion at a private game farm near Kruger National Park in Limpopo.
Police said on Friday that Matome Mahlale, 24, was part of the group that went hunting with dogs at a game farm in Mashishimale when their dogs angered the lion. The group were hunting unlawfully.
Mahlale was known to have been part of the group of five men who used dogs to hunt in the local game farms, police said.
On Thursday, the group and their dogs were chased by a lion. Mahlale was caught and fatally mauled.
“Three men managed to climb into a tree and another managed to escape, but the deceased and two dogs were mauled,” said Limpopo police spokesman Colonel Ronel Otto.
Police appealed to people to stop illegal hunting, warning of the dangers in the wilderness.
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