Good lions, now find the next poacher and repeat.

Amen to that. That's the best news story I've heard in quite a while. Lions 1, poachers -1. Love that math. Oh, and there are way more than 20,000 lions left in Africa, and way more than 350 people eaten annually.

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Originally posted by jbcummings:
The really unfortunate thing about this, there are now lions running around out there who consider humans “prey”. It’s unfortunate for the lions as well as any human population that they end up reacting with. The poacher got what he deserved, but the lions now might not avoid a human as they would have originally.

I don't think they do. If you enter their territory, you'd better be hunting them or sightseeing from a vehicle, because they will be hunting you regardless. Lions are not afraid of man, just like White Sharks are not afraid of swimmers, brown bears are not afraid of hikers and hunters, and your boss is not afraid of you. Everyone thinks all wild animals are afraid of humans, that's just not true. The food chain is like real estate, it's all about location.