Two days, three lions, three gin traps

[CarlW]

 

[Swedish]

Blimey those things are nasty.

 

[stalker.308]

Good work Carl, something the shooting opposition will never acknowledge is the time and expense the hunting community put in to wildlife conservation.

 

[deerstalker.308]

Grim. But presumably they can cope with 3 remaining feet given the pride mentality? Not so for lone wolves such as leopard?

 

[Stalker62]

CarlW - well done to you and the team.

Important work and not often recognised.

 

[Malxwal]

The world needs to see these images and see what you are up against from poachers.

 

[The Singing Stalker]

It would have helped if the word poachers was used in the title. I was shocked to see this.

 

[tusker]

Appalling , saddening. It has spoiled my day .
Tusker

 

[Gsd99]

Ffs, good work by your team again Carl. Hope the boys can find the perpetrators

 

[FreshFace]

Total respect Carl, was the third one found? Interested to hear the reply to DS 308’s post.
Those gin traps are brutal......hope the f###ers that set them suffer the same

 

[shakey jake]

do they target lions? if so why? it is really sad to see

 

[willowbank]

Total respect Carl, was the third one found? Interested to hear the reply to DS 308’s post.
Those gin traps are brutal......hope the f###ers that set them suffer the same

They are not Gin Traps as we knew them, must go by another name.

Willowbank

 

[foxhunter]

Shocking

 

[CarlW]

Third lion now found and fixed up. It is my new pet, 'Tiddles' that escaped from his release boma a few weeks ago. Poor sod.

The first two will be fine, as @deerstalker.308 says, because they are part of a pride social structure. The last one is yet to hook up with any mates so I am much more worried about him. We will shoot food and leave it for him to find for the next few weeks while he gets used to being a tripod. Hopefully, he'll team up with a young female or two soon.

Usually, poachers avoid catching lions for obvious reasons. However, we snatched a few guys recently who told us that a man who keeps a snake in a bag (i.e. a witch) had told them to target them and bring them to him. The parts can be used locally in witchcraft and also sold to the far east for the usual medical b0ll0cks.

Our enquiries continue...

 

[jubnut]

And should you catch them, what would be the penalty?

 

[CarlW]

And should you catch them, what would be the penalty?

Let's hope that snake doesn't get out of the bag, eh...

 

[bowji john]

How do the vets insure no secondary infection and secondary bleeding after they come round @CarlW ?

 

[CarlW]

How do the vets insure no secondary infection and secondary bleeding after they come round @CarlW ?

Massive jab of antibiotics plus local spray-on. They tie off all that needs it. Later, once the lion gets the dressing off, it will keep it clean itself. They are tough animals, eh.

The vet, Joao, is a genius.

 

[bowji john]

Massive jab of antibiotics plus local spray-on. They tie off all that needs it. Later, once the lion gets the dressing off, it will keep it clean itself. They are tough animals, eh.

The vet, Joao, is a genius.

He is definitely one of the good guys

 

[Roestalker39]

Good work Carl you’re a credit to the hunting community ,ps nice to know you’re safe and well we’ve missed you on here