'The offending animal was found and shot dead to remove the danger of another person falling victim.'
"This is the risk we live with daily as we help conserve our species for the benefit of all. May the young toddler's soul rest in eternal peace," said Mketeni."The offending animal was found and shot dead to remove the danger of another person falling victim."
Commenting on how the attack could have occurred, Kruger National Park said:"In parks such as KNP, predators do interact with tourists and staff and at times this may result in species like leopards getting habituated to people and losing their fear of them. The change in natural behaviour can then lead to unfortunate incidents such as this.
"This is an unfortunate risk that staff experience when having to live and work in environments like the park. These events are very rare occurrences, but always tragic when they do occur." The park management has sent a delegation to the family to provide support and professional counselling.
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