Lion Attack Namibia

[mzee]

He was attacked by a lion. Now he wants to learn more about conserving them.

Johannes Ikela was attacked by a lion outside Etosha National Park in April 2025. Yet he is now more passionate about conserving lions and other animals and wants to further his studies.

conservationnamibia.com

Interesting short story about a lion attacking two Rangers in Namibia last year may be of interest to some.

 

[Fbguy]

That is wild. Can't imagine going through that and coming out caring even more about lions. Huge respect for him.

 

[Foxi]

Poor guys—hopefully they’ll be back soon.
Even the well-meaning talk about coexistence is nice and surely helps finance his expenses. And good for him—he deserves it.
Guys—the reality is completely different.
The surrounding farmers shoot about 200 lions a year using the 3S method.
Namibia only allows a quota of 3 trophy lions per year for export.
If they gave the go-ahead for 50 lions, so many other lions wouldn’t have to die, and the farmers would see them as worth preserving.
Use it or loose it.

 

[NewBlud]

Poor guys—hopefully they’ll be back soon.
Even the well-meaning talk about coexistence is nice and surely helps finance his expenses. And good for him—he deserves it.
Guys—the reality is completely different.
The surrounding farmers shoot about 200 lions a year using the 3S method.
Namibia only allows a quota of 3 trophy lions per year for export.
If they gave the go-ahead for 50 lions, so many other lions wouldn’t have to die, and the farmers would see them as worth preserving.
Use it or loose it.

What's the source for that number? It's believable but I just want to know where you got it.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Only 308 caliber military FMJ to deal with potential lion interaction? Wow! It definitely sounds like they need an experienced PH mentoring that unit. "Affirmative action" nearly got a couple of poorly or untrained guys killed. Or possibly it's just a lack of funding to get qualified staff on board. Those two are lucky to survive an animal attack ... and public health care. My PH's wife is a physician in RSA. She recently gave up on public hospital and opened a private clinic. In August I got an education on how well racist affirmative action doesn't work in the health care sector.