c/nottheonion · by fireweed@lemmy.world · 9d

Poacher tried to shoot rhinos but was trampled to death by elephants instead

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/poacher-who-tried-kill-rhinos-37663639

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/70943647

An armed rhino poacher in South Africa’s Kruger National Park was trampled to death when a herd of elephants charged as he lined up a shot for the animals’ lucrative horns

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33 Comments

toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online · 87 pts · 9d

I love a happy ending to a story

aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 9d (2 replies)

Nature is healing.

SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org · 23 pts · 9d

No no, nature is hurting

...the right ones.

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 8d

yeah. but no, we're currently in a sixth mass extinction, no matter how many orca attack boats or elephants trample poachers, nature is losing and losing fast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CmnQD3QHeY

Trebuchet@europe.pub · 40 pts · 9d (3 replies)

Had to check this wasn't posted in Uplifting News

fireweed@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 9d (1 reply)

There's always the cross-post feature!

huppakee@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 9d

Yes but c/upliftingnews does not like schadenfreude so this post would likely be removed, same goes for c/goodnewseveryone.

lemmyng@piefed.ca · 13 pts · 9d

Technically it belongs in Downtrodding News.

switcheroo@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 9d (1 reply)

Good. Deserved. Nice to see elephants looking out for their tank bros.

rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social · 6 pts · 8d

Tank holds agro while dps comes from behind.

fartographer@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 9d (1 reply)

"Now the hunter... Has become hun- dead. Oh, that's definitely dead..."

ETA:

A Kruger National Park source said: “The two ran in different directions but the one lining up the shot was the slowest to his feet and the elephants went for him first. He was quickly over run and the elephants trampled him into the earth and all that we found was basically a very large blood stain around the clothing he was in.

Rapid-fire comments:

That's the most Looney Toons death ever
I guess the elephants herd some danger
Imagine making such fucked choices that your family could collect your remains in rags and buckets

dickalan@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 8d

amazing. you're great

Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 9d (1 reply)

ouRKaoS@lemmy.today · 14 pts · 9d

MTG Overrun

phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 9d

Good

Insekticus@aussie.zone · 21 pts · 9d

I'll upvote every single comment in this thread, and for all time, whenever someone praises a dirty poacher getting killed by the wildlife the vile cunts are hunting. It warms my heart knowing there are people that care enough for wildlife out there.

Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 21 pts · 9d

Good 😁

ryannathans@aussie.zone · 21 pts · 9d (1 reply)

Elephants are pretty smart, they probably knew exactly what they were doing and why

hansolo@lemmy.today · 12 pts · 8d

That's potentially true. Elephants in highly poached areas know the difference between rangers with guns there to protect them, and guys with guns there to poach.

ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 8d (1 reply)

Why isn’t it more socially acceptable to discuss why, or more specifically who is causing these horns to be so valuable?

1984@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 8d

It's not? Depends on what social group you mean here I guess.

Pratai@piefed.ca · 14 pts · 8d

Love that for him!

Jaysyn@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 9d

Fortunately nothing of value was lost.

Blibly@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 9d

¯\(ツ)/¯

kokesh@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 9d

Love this so much! One fucker less.