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User Reviews of Balule Private Nature Reserve (35 Reviews)

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Female avatar icon D Coetzee South Africa flag ZA       Visited: January 2020 Reviewed: Aug 3, 2020

Email D Coetzee  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of D Coetzee and not that of SafariBookings.

Hunting atrocities at Balule

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Please be aware that Balule not only offers hunting, but has been involved in a number of controversies, including the killing of a young elephant by two (apparently drunk) tourists - 13 shots, 15 minutes of crying torture for the animal:

https://conservationaction.co.za/media-articles/young-balule-elephant-shot-13-times-before-horrified-visitors/
https://africageographic.com/stories/illegal-collared-elephant-hunt-greater-kruger-warden-convicted/
https://twnews.us/us-news/this-l-a-hunter-killed-an-elephant-now-he-s-a-peta-target-in-bid-to-end-trophy-hunting