Snares in Kruger

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SANParks must get to the source of the problem and do something about it!!!


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Snares - the silent killer in any game reserve. When humans are to blame for the plight of the animals we act immediately. What does such an operation entail? A helicopter flies in from Hluhluwe around 50km away. The vet arrives from Mtubatuba around two hours by car. The entire operation entails 6 people, takes around 2 hours and costs R 40.000. How do we pay for this? Firstly the fees our Volunteers pay at the Thula Thula Volunteer Academy, second your donations and thirdly your monthly contributions to the South African Conservation Fund.
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Snare removed from lioness at Punda Maria.

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O/ O/ O/


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:no: :evil: :evil:


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Alert!
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Photo of hyena with a snare around the neck on the move in west direction
“Guest got a pic but not very clear”
S28, 1.8km north of Shishangeni turnoff
Near Crocodile Bridge
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Hyena found, darted and snare around its neck removed. The rangers and vets are my heroes. They really work day and night and mostly hear how useless they are. I think they are magicians and angels, this was a record rescue for an elusive animal like a hyena.
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Hyenas are very exposed to snares being curious and eating almost anything :-(

Aren't snares mostly put out for antelopes? If yes, what is the bait?


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The snares are just put along a game path where it narrows between bushes, Lis. So quite random except for the height at which it is set. It seems hyenas operate more or less at the height that small game does, so bad luck for them. They are very strong, so break a snare instead of just dying like a buck. They also don't have many whiskers, which would presumably help to detect a snare? -O-


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Whatever, those snares are terribly cruel and laying out out snares should be treated like poaching!! :evil:


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