They were just settling into their territory, they mated with the females and some have already given birth to cubs. Now these females and cubs are exposed to new males who will come into the area because the two dominant males are not there to keep them out. These outside males will find and kill any cubs they can find and in some instances they will even kill some females who try to protect their cubs.
The reason they do this is to bring the females back in estrous so that they can mate with them and the females can carry their offspring. Thus means a whole generation is lost due to some barbaric poachers out there.
It’s a dark, dark time when cowards kill animals in the most brutal manner imaginable!!!!
The Shabeni males were a coalition of two young male lions who achieved what every male lion wants – territory and a pride. The Shabeni males were doing well until poachers ended their short reign in a barbaric way!!!! The Shabeni males were found on the Western border between Numbi gate and Phabeni gate and both males were dead…. In snares!
Not only were they snared, but the poachers set both males on fire so they could hide the evidence. A few more animals were also found including two hyenas (1 died, 1 rescued) and a leopard was seen with a snare around its neck but no one has seen it since.
