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suspected rhino poacher has been trampled on by an elephant then eaten by a
pride of lions in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Accomplice poachers told
the victim's family that he had been killed by an elephant on Tuesday.
Relatives notified the park ranger.
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search party struggled to find the body but eventually found a human skull and a
pair of trousers on Thursday. The managing executive of the park extended his
condolences to the family.
"Entering
Kruger National Park illegally and on foot is not wise," he said. "It
holds many dangers and this incident is evidence of that."
Kruger
National Park has an ongoing problem with poaching and there remains a strong
demand for rhino horn in Asian countries. On Saturday, Hong Kong airport
authorities seized the biggest haul of rhino horn in five years, valued at
$2.1m (£1.6m).