)wenn das Fleisch wirklich zur weiteren Nutzung freigegeben wurde, ist das wohl kein Milzbrand gewesen. Erstaunlich, dass Büffel anscheinend wirklich ertrinken können.

Bush24 schreibt auf Facebook (inklusive einiger Fotos) folgendes:

500 buffaloes drown!?!

"In an incredible scene lions chased a huge herd of over a 1000 buffaloes into the Chobe river with a disastrous outcome for the poor bovines.

In fact we had been sitting with the herd just yesterday morning as they made their way up the banks on the Botswana side of the river after feeding off the fresh flush of green grass left on the floodplains of the Chobe river's receding waters, typical for this time of year.

As the mid day temperatures increased they sought shade and made their way back to the river for a drink opposite the Serondela lodge area. We didnt realise that this was the beginning of a really sad incident.

To their west was the large pride of 25 lions that had split in to 2 groups while to their east we counted 11 lions with 2 big males that have been taking over the area. (There were also 2 brown hyenas in the area)! The lions were hungry and we had just watched them miss catching a zebra.

As the buffaloes made their way to the water and the lions looked for food a frightening scene played out. A scene which actually plays out like this most years but just not usually on this sort of scale. I have seen 40 dead buffalo which died like this before but not 400-500."

LG Bele

Hi zusammen,

nun liegen die offiziellen Erklärungen Botswanas und Namibias vor. Beide betonen, dass es sich um tragisches, aber auch immer wieder auftretendes Phänomen handelt (zuletzt wohl 2015 mit 150 Büffeln). Die Herde von etwa 600 Tieren wurde vermutlich von Löwen in den Chobe von der Botswana-Seite aus gejagt. Dort konnten sie aufgrund eines steilen Abschnitts nicht auf die namibische Landseite gelangen. Etwa 400 Tiere seien ertrunken, fast alle wurden bereits entfernt und nach veterinärmedizinischen Untersuchungen an die BEvölkerung der Gegend als Fleisch verteilt.

Viele Grüße
Christian

BWgovernment
10 Std. ·
PRESS RELEASE- MASS DROWNING OF BUFFALOES IN CHOBE RIVER

The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism wishes to inform the public of a mass drowning of Buffaloes in the Chobe River along the border of the Chobe National Park, on the edge of the Kabulabula Peninsula.

Initial investigations by authorities on both sides of the Botswana / Namibia Border suggest that an exceptionally large buffalo herd was grazing in Namibia when they stampeded into the Chobe river.

The cause of the stampede is still uncertain and under investigation, however initial indications are that they were being chased by a pride of lions. It is estimated that more than 400 animals drowned due to the massive movement of buffalo trampling, and falling from steep river banks.

Carcasses have largely been removed, most being harvested by community members who live along the river in Namibia.

This is not an unusual occurrence as mass drownings have occurred before in the Chobe River notably off Sedudu Island.

Quelle: fb BWgovernment

Gruß Gina

Hi Gina,

das ist die ältere Meldung des Botswana-Governments. Die neue hat richtiggestellt, dass die Tiere in Botswana und nicht Namibia grasten. Nur als Info.

Viele Grüße
Christian

Hab gerade Bilder bekommen von Locals die die Büffel aus dem Wasser holen und verarbeiten. Festmahl.