Four lions, dubbed the 'Pride of Tshwane', found hacked to death in reserve

[Willie Trombone]

Daily sun?

The Lion Bone Trade in South Africa

Reports of poaching incidents involving wild South African lions are sporadic and have not been conclusively linked to the lion bone trade.

www.sapredators.co.za

Meanwhile, reports of poaching incidents involving wild South African lions are sporadic and have not been conclusively linked to the lion bone trade. Poaching has instead been associated with rural communities, for example the African traditional medicine trade.

Called iBhubese in Zulu and iNgwenyama in Xhosa, lion body parts are used in African traditional medicine ("muthi") preparations

 

[ForceFate]

The Lion Bone Trade in South Africa

Reports of poaching incidents involving wild South African lions are sporadic and have not been conclusively linked to the lion bone trade.

www.sapredators.co.za

From your link

Back in December 2009, "Anger over lion bones sales" was the first newspaper article in South Africa to highlight the existence of a legal trade in African lion bones that were being used as a substitute for tiger bones in East-Southeast Asia.

 

[Rhein]

The killing of lions and humans to make potions and charms has been widespread in South Africa for a few hundred years.

So it's not apartheid's fault or blame can't be laid at the doorstep of colonials.
It is quite clear that we can blame those who claim to be natives.
Please google "natives" before you pull the race card!

 

[ForceFate]

So it's not apartheid's fault or blame can't be laid at the doorstep of colonials.
It is quite clear that we can blame those who claim to be natives.
Please google "natives" before you pull the race card!

Are you lost?

 

[Willie Trombone]

From your link

Cherrypicking ne? Lion parts have been used in muti for ages. Nothing more to say. Your not having heard of it has nothing to do with facts.

 

[ForceFate]

Cherrypicking ne? Lion parts have been used in muti for ages. Nothing more to say.

Saw the bit about use if lion fat in medicine. But that would involved taking entire carcass and not just paws and jaws

 

[Rhein]

Are you lost?

Not at all.
The point is that the natives still have to destroy value in order to cure a non colonial sickness.
Their muti is their muti.

Why do you think that the lions were killed?

 

[Thor]

Hope they find who did it and kill them.

 

[ForceFate]

Not at all.
The point is that the natives still have to destroy value in order to cure a non colonial sickness.
Their muti is their muti.

Why do you think that the lions were killed?

Like trophy hunters do?

Lions are killed for various reasons and in this case, for the claws and most probably teeth. This case has all the hallmarks of killing for Chinese medicine.

 

[Dups!]

Trying hard there ol' mate.

The "resident-you-know-what" will try their best to advance their very unfortunate indoctrinations.

Sad...

 

[SlowInternet]

Savages will stay savages.

 

[Willie Trombone]

Saw the bit about use if lion fat in medicine. But that would involved taking entire carcass and not just paws and jaws

And that's proof that the parts are destined for China?

UPDATE: Suspected lion muti-killers appear in court | Letaba Herald

Three suspects appeared in the Giyani Magistrates Court on a charge of illegal possession of protected species, according to police.

letabaherald.co.za

 

[ForceFate]

And that's proof that the parts are destined for China?

UPDATE: Suspected lion muti-killers appear in court | Letaba Herald

Three suspects appeared in the Giyani Magistrates Court on a charge of illegal possession of protected species, according to police.

letabaherald.co.za

Any proof they were destined for the local muthi market?

 

[Willie Trombone]

Any proof they were destined for the local muthi market?

I never said they were.

Redirect Notice

www.google.com

 

[ForceFate]

I never said they were.

Redirect Notice

www.google.com

The heads and paws of both white lions were chopped off and suspected to be used for muti.

The web is littered with articles of claws, teeth and bones being used in Chinese medicine but you want to convince me with "suspicions" that they're going to be used to make local muthi?

Lol

 

[Willie Trombone]

The web is littered with articles of claws, teeth and bones being used in Chinese medicine

*Yawn*

Poisoning animals for magic: Africa’s ‘vulture investors’ | Free West Media

Elsewhere in southern and eastern Africa, one of the main reasons for the declines in vulture populations is poaching. In many parts of Africa these endangered birds have also been poisoned in large numbers in association with elephant poaching.

freewestmedia.com

 

[ForceFate]

*Yawn*

Precisely.

 

[supersunbird]

Trying hard there ol' mate.

You should tell Baleka Mbete the same...

 

[supersunbird]

Like trophy hunters do?

Lions are killed for various reasons and in this case, for the claws and most probably teeth. This case has all the hallmarks of killing for Chinese medicine.

Those have owners permission, try another angle.

 

[supersunbird]

The web is littered with articles of claws, teeth and bones being used in Chinese medicine but you want to convince me with "suspicions" that they're going to be used to make local muthi?

Lol

Bottom line, it's probably locals that did the work.