Hoaruseb Lion Pride poisoned
10/11 Jul 2011. Hoaruseb Pride poisoned. The Desert lions suffered a big blow when the entire Hoaruseb Pride was poisoned on 10 July 2011. The three lionesses (Xpl-37 "Morada", Xpl-38 "Tawny" and Xpl-61 "Maya") died a few metres from each other in the Hoaruseb River. Samples were collected for analysis, but the poison appears to have been strychnine.Two black-backed jackals were also found dead at the scene. The radio collars were retrieved and the sculls of all three lionesses were collected. Their carcasses and those of the jackals were then burnt to prevent more animals dying from the poison.

www.desertlion.info/news.html

Helmar

Hi Helmar,

siehe Diskussion hier: www.namibia-forum.ch...it=6&start=72#194919

Sonnige Grüße
Christian

Hallo Helmar,

das hat Lilytrotter schon unter dem Thema "Wüstenlöwen" veröffentlicht.

Trotzdem ist es nicht schlecht, dass dieser traurige Vorgang eine möglichst breite Öffentlichkeit erreicht.

Klaus

P.S. Sehe gerade, dass Christian schneller war als ich.

Whoow, war mir entgangen! Sorry.
Helmar