A suspected poacher has been killed and eaten by a pride of lions in Krugar National Park yesterday, leaving authorities with just his rifle and head to identify him with.

It is believed the poacher was hunting the African lions for their bones, a valuable commodity for traditional asian medicine, often as a replacement for the more sought after tiger bone.

While efforts to identify the man have not yet been successful, local authorities have put out a request for the man's family to come forward to identify the remains.