Elephants are pictured in the nearby Kruger National Park during Day One of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Golf Club on November 26, 2020 in Malelane, South Africa. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa - A suspected poacher was killed by a herd of elephants in South Africa on Saturday, according to national park officials.The incident happened at the Kruger National Park.
Authorities said field rangers were out on patrol in the Phabeni area when they spotted three people believed to be poachers.
Rangers called for backup when the trio ran away.Authorities said the suspects dropped an axe and a bag in their escape attempt.Dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’, Kaavan has.