UPDATE: No arrest after lions were mutilated outside Tzaneen
WARNING: Graphic images- Lion poachers still on the run.
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Police in Tzaneen have launched a manhunt for the suspects involved in the unlawful hunting of specially protected animals.
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The suspects allegedly cut the fence and entered the lion pen at Letaba River Lodge outside Tzaneen.
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“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
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No arrests have yet been made and police investigations continue.
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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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