Re: Incident with leopard
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:46 am
If one reads through this long thread, it is amazing how lucky humans are in Africa, for the most part:
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Re: Incident with leopard
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:50 am
Agreed RP. I'm busy reading 101 Kruger Tales and there are many frightening close encounters in Kruger!
Re: Incident with leopard
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:55 am
I am convinced that from the glance of this leopard, that it was out of it's mind in one way or another.
Re: Incident with leopard
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:58 am
Guys, the planning of SANParks is to stop all selfdrive in the south in any case, and privatise camps in Kruger IMHO. 
This incident is to be taken very seriously as it shows the shortcomings of the current system in Kruger.
I dont say ban OSV's. I know a lot of guides that are great, responsible and also passionate. Unfortunately there are some lesser guides, for lack of a better word. I personally have contact with these guides on a regular basis, and the guys that are good are the ones that is constantly re-assesed by the company.
One guide I have a lot of contact with in the park, he is paying his own way, doing birding courses, etc.etc. etc.
In my tours I have rules. Number one: Never Fraternise with the guests. Number 2: Never call yourself a ranger, Number 3: You are in control, not the guest......and the list goes on.
Unfortunately I constantly have to sit at a local having a beer with snotnosed kids, guys that has been in Africa for 6 months during their training that tells all(Especially the gals) they are RANGERS
and how they look a lion in the eye and is never scared etc.
I blame the Fgasa Body affiliates/trainers for that. It is something they breed in their trainees, with their Gung ho attitude. The trainees mostly go back to some home country, but some stay. But it is a money spinner, R140 000.00 easy for your training.
The problem is that these training facilities consist of i.e. a reserve with one lion male to train on, 2 leopards, 11 elephants all used to this training. And I am speaking of a specific training facility here, and the figures are true.
This incident could have far reaching effects, but I say, change this whole money making scheme from Fgasa, and you will be left with the ones that want to do this guiding for passion of nature. Not tips, tails and ego.
If this leopard is so easily seen as mad, a Nature Guru/Guide should have stayed away.
This incident is to be taken very seriously as it shows the shortcomings of the current system in Kruger.I dont say ban OSV's. I know a lot of guides that are great, responsible and also passionate. Unfortunately there are some lesser guides, for lack of a better word. I personally have contact with these guides on a regular basis, and the guys that are good are the ones that is constantly re-assesed by the company.
One guide I have a lot of contact with in the park, he is paying his own way, doing birding courses, etc.etc. etc.
In my tours I have rules. Number one: Never Fraternise with the guests. Number 2: Never call yourself a ranger, Number 3: You are in control, not the guest......and the list goes on.
Unfortunately I constantly have to sit at a local having a beer with snotnosed kids, guys that has been in Africa for 6 months during their training that tells all(Especially the gals) they are RANGERS
and how they look a lion in the eye and is never scared etc. I blame the Fgasa Body affiliates/trainers for that. It is something they breed in their trainees, with their Gung ho attitude. The trainees mostly go back to some home country, but some stay. But it is a money spinner, R140 000.00 easy for your training.
The problem is that these training facilities consist of i.e. a reserve with one lion male to train on, 2 leopards, 11 elephants all used to this training. And I am speaking of a specific training facility here, and the figures are true.
This incident could have far reaching effects, but I say, change this whole money making scheme from Fgasa, and you will be left with the ones that want to do this guiding for passion of nature. Not tips, tails and ego.
If this leopard is so easily seen as mad, a Nature Guru/Guide should have stayed away.
Leopard attack near Pilgrim's Rest
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:22 am
Man ontsnap naelskraap uit die kloue van luiperd
Die luiperd se byt was só sterk, het Mkhonto gesê, dat hy ‘n kierie in die dier se bek moes druk om homself uit sy kake te bevry. “Ek het op die kierie getrap om sy bek oop te kry. Toe hy daar los, gryp hy my been.”
21 hours ago
SABIE – ‘n Inwoner van Driekop naby Pilgrim’s Rest is al vir ‘n week in die Sabie Hospitaal nadat ‘n luiperd hom op 25 Junie naby sy tuisdorp aangeval het. Dit was die eerste van twee luiperdaanvalle binne ‘n week in die provinsie.
Mnr. Eliot Mkhonto (56) het sy vriend rondom 18:30 gehelp om dié se beeste op ‘n berg te gaan haal nadat hulle van die trop afgedwaal het. “Ons het nadergekom en gehoor hoe die beeste bulk,” het hy aan Laevelder vertel. “Die twee honde wat saam met ons was, het ook baie geblaf en heen en weer verby ‘n bos gehardloop.
“Toe ek nader kom, het ek iets in ‘n sloot naby my gehoor, maar niks gesien nie. Ek het gekyk en gekyk, toe spring die luiperd skielik vanuit die sloot, amper bo-oor my, op pad om my vriend aan te val. Ek het ‘n klip gegryp en die dier geslaan en hom aan die nek probeer gryp.” Mkhonto het na sy wang en die binnekant van sy lip beduie en gewys waar die luiperd hom met sy voorpoot gekrap het toe hy hom aan die nek beetgepak het.
Mnr. Eliot Mkhonto se linkerhand is nog steeds baie geswel.
Mnr. Eliot Mkhonto se linkerhand is nog steeds baie geswel.
“Die honde het hom ook aangeval terwyl ek hom so aan die nek vasgehou het. Dis toe dat hy omdraai en my aan die arm gryp.”
Die luiperd se byt was só sterk, het Mkhonto gesê, dat hy ‘n kierie in die dier se bek moes druk om homself uit sy kake te bevry. “Ek het op die kierie getrap om sy bek oop te kry. Toe hy daar los, gryp hy my been.”
Die dier het Mkhonto se been egter vinnig gelos en hom ‘n wegkomkans gegee. “Ek het my tjommie dadelik gebel en gesê hy moet my kom help.”
Sy linkerarm.
Sy linkerarm.
Mkhonto moes etlike kilometer ver loop om by sy huis in Driekop, nét buite die historiese dorpie, te kom. Daar het ‘n man sy wonde ontsmet en hom kos gegee. “Ek het nog steeds geen krag gehad nie en moes na die hospitaal gebring word.”
Hy is rondom 05:00 die volgende oggend in Sabie Hospitaal opgeneem waar hy steke in sy linkarm en regterbeen ontvang het.
Die luiperd het hom ook aan die regterbeen gegryp.
Die luiperd het hom ook aan die regterbeen gegryp.
Sy linkerhand is steeds opgeswel en hy sê hy sukkel nog om te slaap
weens die pyn.
“Mense sê hulle het die luiperd ná die aanval gesien, maar hy is nog nie gevang nie,” het Mkhonto gesê. “Dit is nou vir ons ‘n groot probleem omdat baie mense se beeste nog op dié berg in Driekop wei.”
http://lowvelder.co.za/280369/man-ontsn ... n-luiperd/
Die luiperd se byt was só sterk, het Mkhonto gesê, dat hy ‘n kierie in die dier se bek moes druk om homself uit sy kake te bevry. “Ek het op die kierie getrap om sy bek oop te kry. Toe hy daar los, gryp hy my been.”
21 hours ago
SABIE – ‘n Inwoner van Driekop naby Pilgrim’s Rest is al vir ‘n week in die Sabie Hospitaal nadat ‘n luiperd hom op 25 Junie naby sy tuisdorp aangeval het. Dit was die eerste van twee luiperdaanvalle binne ‘n week in die provinsie.
Mnr. Eliot Mkhonto (56) het sy vriend rondom 18:30 gehelp om dié se beeste op ‘n berg te gaan haal nadat hulle van die trop afgedwaal het. “Ons het nadergekom en gehoor hoe die beeste bulk,” het hy aan Laevelder vertel. “Die twee honde wat saam met ons was, het ook baie geblaf en heen en weer verby ‘n bos gehardloop.
“Toe ek nader kom, het ek iets in ‘n sloot naby my gehoor, maar niks gesien nie. Ek het gekyk en gekyk, toe spring die luiperd skielik vanuit die sloot, amper bo-oor my, op pad om my vriend aan te val. Ek het ‘n klip gegryp en die dier geslaan en hom aan die nek probeer gryp.” Mkhonto het na sy wang en die binnekant van sy lip beduie en gewys waar die luiperd hom met sy voorpoot gekrap het toe hy hom aan die nek beetgepak het.
Mnr. Eliot Mkhonto se linkerhand is nog steeds baie geswel.
Mnr. Eliot Mkhonto se linkerhand is nog steeds baie geswel.
“Die honde het hom ook aangeval terwyl ek hom so aan die nek vasgehou het. Dis toe dat hy omdraai en my aan die arm gryp.”
Die luiperd se byt was só sterk, het Mkhonto gesê, dat hy ‘n kierie in die dier se bek moes druk om homself uit sy kake te bevry. “Ek het op die kierie getrap om sy bek oop te kry. Toe hy daar los, gryp hy my been.”
Die dier het Mkhonto se been egter vinnig gelos en hom ‘n wegkomkans gegee. “Ek het my tjommie dadelik gebel en gesê hy moet my kom help.”
Sy linkerarm.
Sy linkerarm.
Mkhonto moes etlike kilometer ver loop om by sy huis in Driekop, nét buite die historiese dorpie, te kom. Daar het ‘n man sy wonde ontsmet en hom kos gegee. “Ek het nog steeds geen krag gehad nie en moes na die hospitaal gebring word.”
Hy is rondom 05:00 die volgende oggend in Sabie Hospitaal opgeneem waar hy steke in sy linkarm en regterbeen ontvang het.
Die luiperd het hom ook aan die regterbeen gegryp.
Die luiperd het hom ook aan die regterbeen gegryp.
Sy linkerhand is steeds opgeswel en hy sê hy sukkel nog om te slaap
weens die pyn.
“Mense sê hulle het die luiperd ná die aanval gesien, maar hy is nog nie gevang nie,” het Mkhonto gesê. “Dit is nou vir ons ‘n groot probleem omdat baie mense se beeste nog op dié berg in Driekop wei.”
http://lowvelder.co.za/280369/man-ontsn ... n-luiperd/
Re: Leopard attack near Pilgrim's Rest
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:24 am
Will translate if English version doesn't come out, but basically an attack near Driekop on 25 June, while searching for missing cattle on the mountain.
Re: Leopard attack near Pilgrim's Rest
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:56 am
Frieda Paton
3 Juy 2015
Eliot Mkhonto, 56, was admitted to Sabie Hospital with wounds to his right hand, arm and knee after having been attacked by a leopard on June 25. The attack took place about five kilometers outside Pilgrim’s Rest towards Driekop.
Just after dark Mkhonto had joined his friend Harold Mashego in searching for his cattle. They saw an animal running across their path after which their two big dogs started barking and tried to attack the animal. As they drew closer the predator rushed at Mashego who was able to get out of the way. Mkhonto threw a stone which hit the animal in the face and then it leapt at him. He was bitten and scratched while fighting off the animal but he was saved from more serious injury when the dogs attacked and chased it into the bush.
“I was very afraid, I thought we were going to die and then we ran into the bushes,” said Mashego who witnessed the attack. Although suffering some injuries, the dogs returned home safely after two days.
A representative of Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Association (MTPA) went to see Mkonto in Sabie Hospital on Thursday, July 2, and confirmed that he was attacked by a leopard. MTPA officials will now take the necessary steps to trap the leopard.
The SAPS has appealed to the public to be careful when walking in the bush, especially after dark when these predators are hunting.
http://gpsnews.co.za/?p=11804
3 Juy 2015
Eliot Mkhonto, 56, was admitted to Sabie Hospital with wounds to his right hand, arm and knee after having been attacked by a leopard on June 25. The attack took place about five kilometers outside Pilgrim’s Rest towards Driekop.
Just after dark Mkhonto had joined his friend Harold Mashego in searching for his cattle. They saw an animal running across their path after which their two big dogs started barking and tried to attack the animal. As they drew closer the predator rushed at Mashego who was able to get out of the way. Mkhonto threw a stone which hit the animal in the face and then it leapt at him. He was bitten and scratched while fighting off the animal but he was saved from more serious injury when the dogs attacked and chased it into the bush.
“I was very afraid, I thought we were going to die and then we ran into the bushes,” said Mashego who witnessed the attack. Although suffering some injuries, the dogs returned home safely after two days.
A representative of Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Association (MTPA) went to see Mkonto in Sabie Hospital on Thursday, July 2, and confirmed that he was attacked by a leopard. MTPA officials will now take the necessary steps to trap the leopard.
The SAPS has appealed to the public to be careful when walking in the bush, especially after dark when these predators are hunting.
http://gpsnews.co.za/?p=11804
Re: Incident with leopard
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:20 pm
agreeScipio wrote: If this leopard is so easily seen as mad, a Nature Guru/Guide should have stayed away.
Re: Incident with leopard
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:42 pm
Looking at the second video, and doing CSI, it seems the OSV was out of eyeshot regarding this first attempt...but well, as said, it was behaving uniquely, IMO. 
Re: Incident with leopard
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:48 pm
Agreed Scipio but then again, for a long time now we all know that
money is the root of all evil,...and exploitation continues of such
resources, rife,..yet sees no reprimand!!!! No one really but a few
that contest this behavior of mankind.
I just cannot understand why this very last and small piece of
wonderland left, for humans, it should be subject to financial
exploitation,...
money is the root of all evil,...and exploitation continues of such
resources, rife,..yet sees no reprimand!!!! No one really but a few
that contest this behavior of mankind.
I just cannot understand why this very last and small piece of
wonderland left, for humans, it should be subject to financial
exploitation,...