JOHANNESBURG: Lions mauled to death a 21-year old woman on a South African private game reserve where she worked and lived, police said Saturday. The woman, identified as Swans Van Wyke, was attacked on Thursday afternoon “while performing her duties” on the reserve in the northern-most province of Limpopo, police said. Regional police spokesman Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said police and emergency services found the woman with severe injuries outside a lion cage. By contrast there are just 3,000 lions in the wild, living in national parks where hunting is prohibited. Lions are classified as a “vulnerable” species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Source: New Strait Times February 08, 2020 12:33 UTC