Two lions maul man to death in Limpopo game reserve News24 Wire
Picture for illustration purposes. Picture: iStock/Ozbalci Marataba’s Park Management confirmed the two lions had been euthanised so that post mortems could be conducted.
A tracker has been killed by lions in a game reserve in the Waterberg district of Limpopo.
Malibongwe Mfila, 27, employed at Marataba Safari Lodge, was attacked and killed by lions on Saturday on the Marataba Contractual National Park inside the Marakele National Park, said police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo.
“It is alleged that he was busy driving around in the bush checking where animals such as elephants, lions and others were in order to advise the guides as and when they do game drives. He then reportedly decid
A safari park tracker searching for wild game for rich tourists was ambushed by two lions and eaten alive as he followed the tracks of a pair of cheetahs.
Malibongwe Mfila, 27, had seen the tracks divert off the dirt road he was following in his jeep and stopped to follow where they went on foot.
But within just 20 metres two young male lions who were lying camouflaged in a thicket leaped out and dragged him to the ground before beginning to eat him.
The lions were subsequently shot, a police spokesperson confirmed.
Malibongwe Mfila, 27, was ambushed by two lions and eaten alive as he followed the tracks of a pair of cheetahs
Jon Minster
A 27-year-old game tracker has been killed by lions while on duty at a game reserve in Limpopo.
The tracker reportedly left his vehicle to follow cheetah tracks, when he was attacked by two male lions.
The lions have been euthanised after the attack.
A tracker has been killed by lions in a game reserve in the Waterberg district of Limpopo.
Malibongwe Mfila, 27, employed at Marataba Safari Lodge, was attacked and killed by lions on Sunday on the Marataba Contractual National Park inside the Marakele National Park, said police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo. It is alleged that he was busy driving around in the bush checking where animals such as elephants, lions and others were in order to advise the guides as and when they do game drives. He then reportedly decided to stop the vehicle and get out and as he was walking, he was suddenly attacked and killed by two lions, confirmed Mojapelo.
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