Lion rescued from gin trap

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CarlW

CarlW

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Young male caught in gin trap two days ago. Manager shot a kudu and left it for him to feed on while we waited to get a vet. Vet flew in today, darted the lion, gave him some muti, woke him up and scarpered. If rescued in time, lions (as a social animal) seem to cope OK with injuries like this. Leopards, as loners, generally die. Will keep an eye out for 'tripod' over the next few months and update you.

Of the forty-or-so wild lions on our ground, if hunting ever gets banned (or clients stop coming because their home governments prevent them repatriating their trophies), the whole lot will be dead within two years.

F'ck you, NEC!

Carl

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fu*@ that had to be agonising, good thing you did there Carl, hope he adapts. keep up the good work sir, and yes **** the nec. and all the other clueless pricks.
he looks youngish, what sort of age is he?
 
riddick said:
fu*@ that had to be agonising, good thing you did there Carl, hope he adapts. keep up the good work sir, and yes **** the nec. and all the other clueless pricks.
he looks youngish, what sort of age is he?
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A grown cub. Only a few years old. Still hanging around mum.
 
CarlW said:
Young male caught in gin trap two days ago. Manager shot a kudu and left it for him to feed on while we waited to get a vet. Vet flew in today, darted the lion, gave him some muti, woke him up and scarpered. If rescued in time, lions (as a social animal) seem to cope OK with injuries like this. Leopards, as loners, generally die. Will keep an eye out for 'tripod' over the next few months and update you.

Of the forty-or-so wild lions on our ground, if hunting ever gets banned (or clients stop coming because their home governments prevent them repatriating their trophies), the whole lot will be dead within two years.

F'ck you, NEC!

Carl

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The factless but still know all's who disrupt NEC etc events won't be interested in your good work unfortunately ( only one of many I guess to) they just see Disney animals fallen at the hands of tall muscle bound brutes.

Hope we get to see him again once he's adapted. That must of been some travel for the vet while you all kept a watch.
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Is the last photo after the vet was finished? If so it looks like he managed to preserve part of the paw.

Are you able to tell what the trap was aiming to capture? Presumably not the lion - or does a dead lion have significant value to a poacher?

Interesting and thanks for sharing
 
LeftHandGuy said:
Is the last photo after the vet was finished? If so it looks like he managed to preserve part of the paw.

Are you able to tell what the trap was aiming to capture? Presumably not the lion - or does a dead lion have significant value to a poacher?

Interesting and thanks for sharing
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Yes. He sewed it closed. A little bit of paw saved.

As you say, lion is not the intended target: likely any of the big bushmeat species such as eland, kudu, buffalo, etc. However, a lion does have significant value to a poacher too, if he is brave enough and/or armed enough to approach it in the trap. Unlike the ivory poachers, who have AKs, the gin-trap poachers tend to kill trapped stuff with spears rather than guns. A lion is a headache for them.
 
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