Overview
- Asher Watkins, 52, director of Watkins Ranch Group and Dallas Safari Club member, was fatally gored by a 1.3-tonne Cape buffalo on August 3 during a safari in Limpopo.
- The expedition in the Bambisana Concession was organized by Coenraad Vermaak Safaris and included a professional hunter and a local guide.
- The buffalo, nicknamed “Muerte Negra,” lay hidden in dense vegetation before charging at nearly 56 km/h and killing Watkins almost instantly.
- CV Safaris has maintained close contact with Watkins’s family in South Africa and the United States, offering support as the probe proceeds.
- The incident has reignited global debate over trophy hunting ethics and conservation following recent high-profile cases such as Zimbabwe’s “Blondie” lion.