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One of these days he will be at Addo
Next trip to the bush??
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My favorite Animal lives on in freedom of the Karoo Mountains
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'It's becoming a tourist' - Escaped Karoo Park lion takes down 5 sheep near Sutherland
2019-03-12 13:02 - Duncan Alfreds
The lion missing from the Karoo National Park near Beaufort West has been tracked close to the town of Sutherland.
"It's now near Sutherland on the south-west part," Reynold "Rey T" Thakhuli, SANParks general manager for media, PR and stakeholder relations, told News24.
The male lion, estimated to be between two and four years old, went missing on February 15, and ranger and tracker teams have been working shifts to track it down.
Sutherland is situated in the Northern Cape, about 300km from the Karoo National Park.
"The lion is about 42km from Sutherland. This lion is misbehaving; it's becoming a tourist," said Thakhuli.
'4 sheep in this latest massacre'
Following the kill of an eland two weeks ago, the lion has now taken down a number of sheep, Thakhuli added.
"After the eland there was one sheep, and now four sheep in this latest massacre. He must have been hungry."
Bidvest Protea Coin recently assisted the search effort by providing its high-tech helicopter equipped with forward-looking infrared cameras.
A four-person team was deployed for three days, but failed to find the predator.
SANParks also has its own helicopter on standby. Thakhuli said that it was too early to report on the cost of the operation.
"We didn't really quantify it, because it's three days. The search is obviously costing us money – we can't say how much at the moment."
'These young lions are full of energy'
He expressed hope that the team was close to finding the lion, as tracks became visible after fresh rains.
"They are following new tracks now, because it has rained in the area and there is new spoor," said Thakhuli.
"When I get updates from the park, I hope every time that this will be the day that we find the lion."
The last lion to hold the record for the longest disappearance was 4-year-old Sylvester in 2016. He managed to evade capture for two weeks.
"These young lions are full of energy," said Thakhuli. "It's really tough for us, but we will find it."
2019-03-12 13:02 - Duncan Alfreds
The lion missing from the Karoo National Park near Beaufort West has been tracked close to the town of Sutherland.
"It's now near Sutherland on the south-west part," Reynold "Rey T" Thakhuli, SANParks general manager for media, PR and stakeholder relations, told News24.
The male lion, estimated to be between two and four years old, went missing on February 15, and ranger and tracker teams have been working shifts to track it down.
Sutherland is situated in the Northern Cape, about 300km from the Karoo National Park.
"The lion is about 42km from Sutherland. This lion is misbehaving; it's becoming a tourist," said Thakhuli.
'4 sheep in this latest massacre'
Following the kill of an eland two weeks ago, the lion has now taken down a number of sheep, Thakhuli added.
"After the eland there was one sheep, and now four sheep in this latest massacre. He must have been hungry."
Bidvest Protea Coin recently assisted the search effort by providing its high-tech helicopter equipped with forward-looking infrared cameras.
A four-person team was deployed for three days, but failed to find the predator.
SANParks also has its own helicopter on standby. Thakhuli said that it was too early to report on the cost of the operation.
"We didn't really quantify it, because it's three days. The search is obviously costing us money – we can't say how much at the moment."
'These young lions are full of energy'
He expressed hope that the team was close to finding the lion, as tracks became visible after fresh rains.
"They are following new tracks now, because it has rained in the area and there is new spoor," said Thakhuli.
"When I get updates from the park, I hope every time that this will be the day that we find the lion."
The last lion to hold the record for the longest disappearance was 4-year-old Sylvester in 2016. He managed to evade capture for two weeks.
"These young lions are full of energy," said Thakhuli. "It's really tough for us, but we will find it."
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It is not a massacre. Wild predators go berserk when they encounter a group of prey that is mentally or physically incapacitated, and keep killing through instinct. It sometimes happens with very weak buffalo herds, for example.
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The "it" sounds very strange for someone who is supposed to work for the conservation of animals. It is not as if he does not know the sex of the animal"It's really tough for us, but we will find it."
And the "it" also makes massacre
Thakhuli has got the wrong job. Also his English is terrible, mostly.
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He is not a Conservationist ..He is a Media Journalist ..He just happened to land a job at SANParks..RP is right Thank Goodness it wasnt a caracal otherwise 40 plus would have been killed ..Still much more economical than having Stock theft with hundreds of sheep stolen and slaughtered in one nightLisbeth wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:00 pmThe "it" sounds very strange for someone who is supposed to work for the conservation of animals. It is not as if he does not know the sex of the animal"It's really tough for us, but we will find it."
And the "it" also makes massacre
Thakhuli has got the wrong job. Also his English is terrible, mostly.
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Escaped Karoo National park lion found
Wednesday 13 March 2019 - 7:45pm
https://www.enca.com/news/escaped-karoo ... 1552501278
JOHANNESBURG - The lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West a month ago, has been found.
Head of Communications at SANParks Janine Raftopoulos confirmed that the lion had been captured and darted.
“It was just outside the town of Sutherland. We are waiting for the crate and then we'll the lion in the crate and put it back into the Kruger National Park tomorrow [Thursday],” she said.
Raftopoulos said the lion is safe and is in a holding cell.
She added that the vets will look at the lion for observation.
Earlier, the lion was tracked some 270 kilometres away in the Northern Cape.
But it was eluding trackers despite advanced infrared tracking equipment.
Its spoors were found 42km northeast of Sutherland in the Northern Cape.
Wednesday 13 March 2019 - 7:45pm
https://www.enca.com/news/escaped-karoo ... 1552501278
JOHANNESBURG - The lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West a month ago, has been found.
Head of Communications at SANParks Janine Raftopoulos confirmed that the lion had been captured and darted.
“It was just outside the town of Sutherland. We are waiting for the crate and then we'll the lion in the crate and put it back into the Kruger National Park tomorrow [Thursday],” she said.
Raftopoulos said the lion is safe and is in a holding cell.
She added that the vets will look at the lion for observation.
Earlier, the lion was tracked some 270 kilometres away in the Northern Cape.
But it was eluding trackers despite advanced infrared tracking equipment.
Its spoors were found 42km northeast of Sutherland in the Northern Cape.
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I’m sure there will be pics coming out in the media soon enough but here he is looking less than happy with his dart