A Kruger National Park elephant was euthanised after it escaped into the village of Matsulu in Mpumalanga province at the weekend (South Africa).

The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) said it was alerted to the animal's escape on Saturday morning.

Several videos and pictures of the elephant storming the village were widely shared on social media.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCG4rM3L2QI?si=k_XkVVX8binfJPW8

In a later video, a man can be seen using a chainsaw to cut up the elephant's body after authorities had put it down, with bystanders cheering him on.

Matsulu is situated on the edge of the Kruger National Park, sandwiched between the Nsikazi and Crocodile rivers.

MTPA spokesperson Simphiwe Shungube said a team from the Damage-Causing Animals (DCA) Unit was immediately dispatched when they got reports of the elephant being in Matsulu.

"The DCA was reinforced by an aerial team of field rangers using a chopper from the Kruger National Park.

"Due to the heavy presence of community members chasing after the elephant and throwing objects at it, it became difficult [for the] MTPA and Kruger National Park teams to manage the situation," Shungube said.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBlvOrovTjw?si=-gxKELgLT1FzoiUb

He said police were later roped in to conduct crowd control while rangers tried to control the elephant.

"The elephant was already very aggressive, posing a future threat to the community. The elephant was pushed to an open field by the MTPA team and it was put down," Shungube said.

The team retrieved ivory (tusks) from the animal's carcass and left its body for the community to consume.

This was not the first time a wild animal was killed on the streets of Matsulu. In 2022, residents killed a leopard that had attacked and injured four people.

South Africa showing Super Eagles how to euthanised Elephant.

One elephant gone. Surplus meat for the village for a moment.

I imagine how the Leopard's case happened.

Meanwhile, what will happen to the retrieved elephant tusks?

Anybody that doesn't waste time with bushmeat is my bossom friend.

Zonefree:
South Africa showing Super Eagles how to euthanised Elephant.

Lol, good one! 😂😂😂

immortalcrown:
One elephant gone. Surplus meat for the village for a moment.

I imagine how the Leopard's case happened.

Meanwhile, what will happen to the retrieved elephant tusks?

I think the government stockpiles the tusks for trade or they get destroyed to combat poaching 🤷🏽‍♂️


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVYFCWFxVu4?si=0JxFl56jyFCnLNfX

Nawa oo

Humans lol. You see the way they craftly changed the word killed, murdered into euthanized

Elephant life matters

🥺

VeryWickedMan:
Anybody that doesn't waste time with bushmeat is my bossom friend.

I like Bush meat 🍖 a lot
Tortoise 🐢 to me taste better sha?
I love d aroma of monkey also

Food for the entire village

Animal police no go like this news so

FatherCHRISTMAS:
Humans lol. You see the way they craftly changed the word killed, murdered into euthanized

Elephant life matters

Lol i thought as well

Damnnn niggar
Africans and eating anything

Manner from above

For e next life...make e no gree make them born am for Africa 😂

Elephant wey crush eagle ba?

Anyways, African eats everything and have nothing to show for it while the whites will keep, study and make most use of such.

Poor elephant

Starhearts:


I like Bush meat 🍖 a lot
Tortoise 🐢 to me taste better sha?
I love d aroma of monkey also

What about vulture?

Do We Still Have Elephants in Nigeria ?





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Animal cruelty.


Barbarian SA

Lol make dem go learn work from Bayelsa people....

Meaning of “ do anyhow, see anyhow”

MzansiCoolio:


Lol, good one! 😂😂😂

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


No be small thing ooo

The elephant of Cote d'Ivoire?

immortalcrown:
One elephant gone. Surplus meat for the village for a moment.

I imagine how the Leopard's case happened.

Meanwhile, what will happen to the retrieved elephant tusks?

Will be sold ofcourse

Elephant misswaka

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