By JENNIFER HASSAN | The Washington Post | Published: April 20, 2021
A breeding herd of elephants in South Africa's Kruger National Park trampled a suspected rhino poacher to death over the weekend. Several other poaching suspects armed with hunting rifles and an ax were arrested by authorities, as the park continues to crack down on criminal activity in the country that sees a rhino killed every day.
Officials at the park, which has the majority of the world's rhino population, have long warned about the dangers of illegal entry.
Gareth Coleman, the park's managing executive, said in a statement released Monday that the weekend had "brought fruitful" anti-poaching operations, adding that several suspected rhino poachers had been arrested and one had died of injuries sustained in the trampling.