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Poacher tried to shoot rhinos but was trampled to death by elephants instead
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/poacher-who-tried-kill-rhinos-37663639
An armed rhino poacher in South Africa’s Kruger National Park was trampled to death when a herd of elephants charged as he lined up a shot for the animals’ lucrative horns
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Nature is healing.
yeah. but no, we’re currently in a sixth mass extinction, no matter how many orca attack boats or elephants trample poachers, nature is losing and losing fast.
Had to check this wasn’t posted in Uplifting News
There’s always the cross-post feature!
Yes but c/upliftingnews does not like schadenfreude so this post would likely be removed, same goes for c/goodnewseveryone.
“Now the hunter… Has become hun- dead. Oh, that’s definitely dead…”
ETA:
A Kruger National Park source said: “The two ran in different directions but the one lining up the shot was the slowest to his feet and the elephants went for him first. He was quickly over run and the elephants trampled him into the earth and all that we found was basically a very large blood stain around the clothing he was in.
Rapid-fire comments:
- That’s the most Looney Toons death ever
- I guess the elephants herd some danger
- Imagine making such fucked choices that your family could collect your remains in rags and buckets
Good. Deserved. Nice to see elephants looking out for their tank bros.
Why isn’t it more socially acceptable to discuss why, or more specifically who is causing these horns to be so valuable?
Metal
A Nimona meme in the wild?
Metal!
My 2nd favorite animal saving my 1st favorite? Get fucked poacher. Haha! Yes!
/upliftingnews
*by trampling my least favorite
Elephants provide a reason to hope and rebellions are built on hope
Therefore, rebellions are built on elephants!
Just like the diskworld
Good job elephants!
Animal solidarity. Love to see it.
I love elephants.
Good.
Thank you, I really needed some good news today.
Elephants are such smart and plain cool animals.
Is there an article from a more reputable source than the Daily Star?
I want to believe though..
I searched briefly but found mostly sketchy reprint sources. One seems to say lions came along and ate some of the corpse as well, which good if so. But I didn’t see a date of occurrence either. That’s partly because I wasn’t clicking on Agree to the cookies and conditions, though.
For anyone who didn’t read the article oh man it was a gem!
“For us it’s a big boost when the animals win and poachers lose. The Kruger is huge and we can’t be everywhere so it’s nice when the nellies give us some help!”
It goes on to mention other times animals have absolutely annihilated poachers! It was fabulous!
Why isn’t it more socially acceptable to discuss why, or more specifically who causes the horns to be valuable?
I feel like you didn’t read the article
Clever gir- splat!
I hope the animals and the environment weren’t meaningfully damaged by his presence and subsequent death.
If anything, I imagine his thoroughly pureed corpse acted as a useful fertiliser for the near by flora.
One source mentioned lions grabbing an easy meal
Always a bummer to hear that a literal piece of human refuse suffered such a tragic and horrific end.
Good thing I keep the world’s smallest violin handy.
Turnabout is fair play
Based Elephants.