UPDATE: No arrest after lions were mutilated outside Tzaneen
WARNING: Graphic images- Lion poachers still on the run.
Police in Tzaneen have launched a manhunt for the suspects involved in the unlawful hunting of specially protected animals.
The suspects allegedly cut the fence and entered the lion pen at Letaba River Lodge outside Tzaneen.
“Three brown male lions valued at over R 900 000.00 were found yesterday morning, mutilated with heads and limbs severed,” said the provincial police spokesperson, Lt Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe.
Listen to the police report: Big manhunt for lodge’s lion killers
No arrests have yet been made and police investigations continue.
Anyone with information may contact the nearest Police Station or the crime stop number 086 001 0111 or Colonel Jabulani Ngobeni at 082 451 7169.
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