Human-Wildlife Conflict

[Klipspringer]

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Three elephants killed in north coast of KZN
31 January 2021, 1:59 PM | Nonkululeko Hlophe | @SABCNews


Three elephants from the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park have been killed in the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal. This after five elephants were spotted roaming on communal land outside the park at the weekend.

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife spokesperson, Musa Mntambo, says the elephants had escaped from the game reserve.

Mntambo says they had to put down the three elephants after they realised that driving them back to the game reserve would pose a threat to the locals.

“We managed to push back two by the time when we went back to try and push back the other three that had escaped they were plus-minus seven km into the community area. We realised that to try and attempt to push them back inside the game reserve would be dangerous to the community. We then applied for the destruction permit and three elephants were destroyed after their destruction, Mntambo says.

He says they removed the parts that they normally take out when the elephants had been killed and left the remains for the community to feast on them, if they want to.

[Alf]

Just be honest and say that the community wanted the meat

[Lisbeth]

We then applied for the destruction permit and three elephants were destroyed after their destruction, Mntambo says.

Why don't they read what they have written before publishing it

He says they removed the parts that they normally take out when the elephants had been killed

I suppose that he means the tusks; why not say "tusks"

[harrys]

We then applied for the destruction permit and three elephants were destroyed after their destruction, Mntambo says.

Why don't they read what they have written before publishing it

He says they removed the parts that they normally take out when the elephants had been killed

I suppose that he means the tusks; why not say "tusks"

Lis because this country is run by mamparas

[RogerFraser]

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If its true RIP legend Hukumuri
A male leopard was shot around the village, Seville,not sure yet but pics looks like Hukumuri. I will confirm when i get the full information.First pic taken the last time when Hukumuri was on the move towards Djuma with a cut on his right leg.Next pic leopard lying down with a cut on his right leg.

[Alf]

So the people in the village just decided to shoot the animal

[Sprocky]

How sad! Hukumuri was a star of the show on Africa Wild.

[Richprins]

Wonder if he was old/ill?

[Sprocky]

Wonder if he was old/ill?

Old, but still fit and healthy, apart from his one eye, but he was still hunting with no problem.

[Lisbeth]