Elephant kills suspected poacher in South Africa

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FILE - In this Wednesday, July 29, 2020 record photo, elephants transverse the roadworthy successful the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Animals person had the country's world-famous wildlife parks to themselves due to the fact that of lockdown rules that barred planetary tourists and made it amerciable for South Africans to question betwixt provinces for vacations. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed, File)

Posted at 5:22 PM, Oct 22, 2021

and past updated 2021-10-22 18:22:20-04

An elephant killed a suspected poacher astatine Kruger National Park successful South Africa, officials say.

Park rangers recovered the assemblage Thursday aft pursuing tracks. Officials judge the suspected poacher was near down by others successful their group.

No carnal was recovered dormant successful the contiguous vicinity, according to the park.

"KNP Management continues to pass poachers that it is unsafe to hunt illegally successful the KNP," the parkland said successful a statement." Criminals basal to suffer their lives and freedom."

Kruger National Park is simply a safari destination, but it's besides been known to beryllium an epicenter for poaching, according to National Geographic.

The parkland regularly reports connected poachers targeting Rhinos and being jailed for the killings.