Dangerous Animal Incidents

[Scipio]

Do I detect a hint of sarcasm there RP, or is it disbelief at SANParks actually responding.

Maybe now they can use that enthusiasm to stop poacing.

[Richprins]

“We would like to thank the tourist from another vehicle for his quick and decisive action as he saved the guide and tourists’ lives. It is suspected that the leopard was fighting with another one as its hind was badly injured; the other leopard was spotted in the area watching from a distance,” said GM: Communications and Marketing, William Mabasa.


The dead leopard on the official SP release doesn't appear to have a badly injured "hind"?

[RogerFraser]

Another image from the facebook post of a eye witness Helene Boshoff that was not in the article seems to show the leopard before the attack.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater
Her account here :
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... cation=ufi

[Richprins]

Thanks, Roger, again!

[Alf]

The last pic doesn't show a skinny leopard

[nan]

and a bit agressive... ready to do a "bad thing"

everybody make like in a zoo

[Alf]

On network 24 they say this is a female leopard

He is da woman

[nan]

need some anatomy lessons

[Richprins]

Wonder if the wounded leopard went into the bush? Seems to have been driven over...

[Richprins]

Thomas Hartleb, News24




Johannesburg – A leopard was put down after it attacked a tour guide in the Kruger National Park on Thursday, SANParks said.

The guide and about six tourists were in an open safari vehicle watching the leopard, which was about 2m away, on the H4-1 road near the Skukuza camp around 13:00, spokesperson William Mabasa said in a statement.

Mabasa said the animal "cunningly disappeared" and snuck around to the driver’s side of the vehicle and attacked the guide. The Lowvelder online named him as Curtis Plumb, 38.

"Suddenly the leopard leapt and grabbed his arm, trying to jump into the vehicle," Mabasa said.

"Everybody in the vehicle started hitting the leopard with any object they had with them. The leopard would not let go of the guide’s arm; until a tourist from another vehicle rushed and repeatedly used his vehicle to scare off the animal and that is when it eventually let go."

Mabasa said it was badly injured and had to be put down.

"In the scuffle, when it eventually fell down, the guide was trying to reverse his vehicle and it fell under the wheel. On its own it was injured, probably from fighting with another leopard."

"There was no way we could leave it to suffer."

The Lowvelder quoted Lifemed paramedic Gerty Greyling as saying: "It’s difficult to elaborate on the extent of his injuries. The wound will most likely be cleaned in theatre and only then will one see how deep the lacerations are."



http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/ ... k-20150702