From year to year, a man presses animals from their habitat with his activity. Great damage to them is caused by poachers. In recent years, there have been frequent cases of animal attacks on their offenders - people. One gets the impression that animals begin to take revenge on a person for the suffering that they inflict. Habitat is reduced, pastures and food are reduced. Animals are forced to fight for survival already with humans. And some representatives of the animal world were even able to take revenge on poachers.
In India, Assam has recorded a huge number of cases of elephant attacks on humans over the past 10 years, 800 of which are fatal. Expert Guy Bradshaw claims that animal patience has reached a boiling point. They become more aggressive, especially with those who hunt and kill them. We present you ten frightening stories of animal attacks on poachers.
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Tiger that hunted a man
This tragic incident occurred in Siberia. Illegal hunter Vladimir Markov roamed the woods in search of prey. Suddenly he noticed a huge tiger. The approximate weight of the striped "handsome" was more than 300 kilograms. The tiger recently caught a deer and enjoyed a meal. The deer carcass was only slightly eaten, so Markov decided to take the tiger prey to himself. He fired a pistol at a tiger and hit his leg. The wounded beast retreated, and the hunter took the prey.
Markov thought there was no danger, but the tiger did not think so. By smell, he reached the hunting lodge and began to wait for his offender. The tiger stubbornly waited for him for two days. As soon as the hunter returned, the tiger attacked and tore him. Later, only boots with the remains of bones, a part of the arm and a gnawed head were found in the house. Such was the revenge of the tiger.
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Rhino revenge
Luteni Mazurukia was part of a group of poachers. One night, the group made their way to Etosha National Park in Namibia. In this reserve, millions of animals are protected, including huge rhinos. Poachers do not need the meat of a huge animal, they hunt for its valuable horn. Various medicines are made from it, which are sold for a lot of money.
They took the track of one large rhino, but under cover of night they did not know that the rhino was already watching them. At some point, he rushed to a group of people. Everyone in fear began to scatter, but Luteni slipped and fell. A rhinoceros stepped on his head and simply crushed it. Then he began to tear and torment the poacher.
The comrades found courage and were able to repulse the body from the animal. They climbed higher and began to wait for help. How glad they were when the police arrived and handcuffed them. According to thebiggest, this is surprising: a rhino was able to defend itself before people attacked it.
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Lions leaving only a head
When the rangers of the Kruger National Park in South Africa woke up in the morning and went out to the site, they saw a terrible picture. Right in the center of the settlement lay a man’s head, and not far from his hunting rifle and a few rounds of ammunition. These were the remains of a poacher. It turned out that a group of lions tracked down and killed him, leaving only his head. At night, they specially dragged her into the settlement.
Lions are also being hunted in Africa. Poachers are only interested in their skin, mane and bones. In Africa, they make medicines and various potions for various rituals. And they also make amulets.
It sounds paradoxical, but shortly before this incident, several lions were killed in this area. The poachers chopped off their heads and paws, taking everything else. Such was the revenge of animals.
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Elephant strangling a hunter with a trunk
This case also occurred in South Africa. Theunis Botha hunted by offering tourists an extreme safari with real animal killing. As a rule, these were elephants. He drove a flock of elephants with the help of dogs in a certain place, and then tourists or other hunters could shoot them without any problems. For this, he received a substantial fee.
Once, everything went wrong for poachers. The driven group of elephants sensed danger. People approached and already wanted to open fire. Suddenly, three elephants ran towards them. The hunters started firing back, but did not notice the fourth elephant, which was carrying them on the side. A huge animal grabbed Bot with his trunk, pulled from the horse and lifted up. He leaned on him weighing almost five tons and crushed the offender. Such was the punishment of elephants.
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Crocodile swallowing a hunter
Scott Ven Zill was an experienced crocodile hunter from Zimbabwe, South Africa. For many years he hunted by leading other groups of hunters to hunt. For money, he organized an illegal crocodile safari. When animals were on vacation, they were easily killed with guns or harpoons.
One day he went with the group on another hunt. Scott was a little behind and left the route. They didn’t see him again that day. Later, experienced trackers came to the reservoir in his wake. The authorities of the region allowed to kill three crocodiles to find the remains of Scott. Indeed, in one of the crocodiles found traces of his body.
Crocodile is considered one of the most deadly and dangerous predators. He grabs the victim and drags it to the depth, while spinning around its axis. There are practically no chances to survive.
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Lions Rescuing a Rhino
The following dramatic story is also related to rhino hunting. Poachers are only interested in his valuable horn. They throw a carcass with a hole in their head. One day a group of ten people went on such a hunt to the Shibuya Nature Reserve in South Africa.
According to the stories of one of the survivors, when they spotted a rhino, a whole pride of lions ran out of the bushes on them. Lions tore and killed almost everyone. Arriving rescuers only collected the remains. Surprisingly, the survivor claims that the lions defended the rhino.
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The elephant who fought off poachers
Elephants are very cruel and unpredictable animals. It is known that they remember the offender for life. The following story occurred with four poachers who went hunting in the Bird Sanctuary in Africa. They made their way quietly at night, when they suddenly heard a loud thunder. It was the clatter of an elephant rushing upon them. The elephant sensed danger and attacked first.
The group noticed him too late. Two managed to climb a tree, for the other two it ended sadly. Basil and Tony were hit hard. The elephant first threw them like rag dolls into the air. Then he stepped on Basil, damaging his lungs and back. When Tony fell, he accidentally shot himself in the stomach. The elephant then also crippled him. When everything calmed down, the group rushed to the adjoining hospital. They were no longer afraid of punishment, if only to survive after wounds.
Unfortunately, Basil’s wounds were very severe and he died. Tony survived and remembered the lesson for life. Now he cannot walk.
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Elephant that could not be destroyed
Jambo elephants must not be hunted by anyone. They are strictly protected in the Charara Nature Reserve in Zimbabwe National Park. But Solomon Monjoro and Noluk Tafuruka decided to hunt. They were experienced poachers. As a rule, they took only tusks from the killed animals, and threw the carcass. But this time, everything went wrong for them.
The hunters found an elephant and shot him, but he did not fall. He turned and ran straight at them like an uncontrollable locomotive. Elephants run very fast despite stereotypes. Tafuruka got scared, dropped his gun and began to run away. And Solomon decided to shoot again, but did not calculate. The elephant trampled him before he reloaded the gun. The surviving poacher surrendered himself to the authorities and was sent to prison.
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Hippos and lions fight together
The exact picture of the death of a poacher in the Kruger National Park is unknown, but the story is instructive. Three hunters set out to hunt rhinos at night. By chance, they came across two hippos who immediately rushed at them. Two of them managed to escape, and one of the hippos began to stomp and tear.
Hippos are known to be very aggressive animals. It is only in pictures and in fairy tales that they are cute creatures. When the hippos left the hunter, he was immediately attacked by a flock of lions. The next morning, the rescuers found only shreds of clothing and a few bones. Animals are believed to have attacked together.
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The rampage of elephants in Assam
In the Indian state of Assam, the most violent and cruel elephants. Over the years, there have been many attacks and killings of humans by these huge animals. They attack not only poachers, but also farmers. Farmers also kill elephants so that they do not stomp their crops. Elephants have a unique memory and are very vengeful.
One farmer bitterly recalls how he once killed an elephant. Later, his herd trampled his wife during harvesting, and he himself miraculously escaped. And it was a directed attack, not a sign of instant aggression.
Assam is booming and elephants are becoming crowded. Man displaces animals, so there are so many clashes with sad outcomes.
Finally
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Author: Altenko Sergey