Watch: Outcry over Kruger Leopard’s allegedly stolen kill [video]

Twitter users were up in arms when a video clip showed a group of men allegedly stealing a leopard’s meal.

The video which was posted on the Kruger Sightings (@LatestKruger) twitter account on June 18. The video has more than 40 000 views.

Watch: Leopard’s kill snatched

We were watching a leopard killing an impala in the middle of the road on H7 this weekend. The Leopard got a fright and ran away from the road.
While we were waiting for the Leopard to return to the kill, a group of people came and took the impala away.
Tinged by Martin pic.twitter.com/E1yFPQQYej

— Kruger Sightings (@LatestKruger) June 18, 2019

The video shows a group of men stopping on the side of the road. They loading a dead impala into the back of a minivan before leaving the scene. In the post, the user, Martin, explained that they were watching the leopard and were waiting for him to return.

“We were watching a leopard killing an impala in the middle of the road on H7 this weekend. The Leopard got a fright and ran away from the road. While we were waiting for the Leopard to return to the kill, a group of people came and took the impala away.”

The video sparked anger and disgust from Twitter users as some called the actions of the men “disgusting” and calling the men “idiots”. Some users had expressed their hope that disciplinary action would be taken against these men.

However, SANParks spokesperson, Isaac Phaahla, explained that there was nothing inappropriate about the incident.

“The men seen in the video actually work for the facility and are deployed to pick up animals which have been killed or harmed near the roads.”

Kruger National Park in the news

Recently the Kruger National Park has been making headlines. It was originally believed that a pride of 14 lions had escaped from the Park on Friday, June 7.

SANParks later released a statement saying that the pride was not part of any known pride in the Kruger National Park or any neighbouring private reserves.

“It has been reported that this pride has been residing for more than a year within the Foskor, Phalaborwa Mining Company and direct adjacent areas, moving along the Selati river system.”

The Limpopo MEC for Economic Development, Environment, and Tourism, Thabo Mokone, later stated that the lions would not be relocated and that the community had always been aware of these lions.

“We are not going to dart or move them, we know them, they have been part of this area and the community, we know about them.”