Dangerous Animal Incidents

[RogerFraser]

Wow not a nice event ,glad he got the right treatment . Hopefully they manage to catch the Baboon .

[ExFmem]

Oh dear - that looks nasty. Wishing him a speedy and complete recovery.

[Peter Betts]

Thats what comes from a place that routinely feeds animals from cutting up Bananas for Nagapies, buying bags of Agricultural feed to feed Kudu, Impala and Zebra etc and obviously Hyena and Baboons arent excluded , so WHY euthanase a poor Baboon who was doing what he was TRAINED for >> stealing and Begging >> rather go after the few Delinquint owners who spoil it all for everyone. Stay safe Baboon the humans are full of misplaced revenge

[Peter Betts]

What a shocking experience The attack was probably worse than the actual bite. There ought not to be hyenas in Marloth

Please give him my best wishes for a speedy recovery

It is not a good thing that you cannot get immediate help in a place like that I hope that his tetanus is up to date

Plenty of well fed Hyenas in Marloth for sure. There is a Full on Medical Clinic at Marloth

[Richprins]

Never seen hyenas there, Peter. Dwarf went to the clinic but no answer on the after-hours number.

[Lisbeth]

I have stayed for a month at Marloth and never seen nor a hyena nor a baboon, but in a place so close to the Kruger it can obviously happen. I am sure that they get removed as fast as possible.

[Richprins]

WATCH | Cheetah attacks international volunteer in SA
08 July 2021 - 08:38
Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
Amandine Lequime, a volunteer from Belgium, was filming outside the cheetah’s enclosure, while her colleague was on feeding duty. As soon as her colleague opened the enclosure gate, one of the cheetahs swiftly approached Lequime, jumping on her back and aiming for her throat.


“I lost my balance and fell to the ground, where the cheetah continued to bite and claw my arms and legs until the facility manager succeeded in getting the cheetah away from me.”

These are the words of Amandine Lequime, a volunteer from Belgium, who was attacked by a captive cheetah at a captive wildlife facility in SA last month.

Lequime was filming outside the cheetah’s enclosure, while her colleague was on feeding duty. As soon as her colleague opened the enclosure gate, one of the cheetahs swiftly approached Lequime, jumping on her back and aiming for her throat.

“I ended up in hospital for treatment of several deep bite marks and cuts that caused muscle damage and required stitches,” she said.

“The manager told us volunteers to balance the meat tray on our heads while walking into the cheetah enclosures, so the cheetahs can’t knock the tray out of our hands.

“Although the facility pleaded with me to keep the incident quiet, I don’t want other volunteers to go through similar frightening experiences. People need to understand that to be close to wild animals is appealing, but not safe,” she said.

Blood Lions — a global campaign known for blowing the lid off claims made by the predator breeding and canned hunting industries — claim that the incident was not a stand-alone story, “as many paying volunteers and tourists have been attacked by captive big cats in SA over the last decade or so”.

They declined to say where exactly the incident happened.

“We can only hope that Amandine will be one of the last victims,” Blood Lions said in a statement.

Most of the 60-odd facilities in SA that offer volunteering opportunities with large carnivores will use direct, hands-on interaction as their main draw card, the organisation said.


“However, this comes with a huge health and safety risk. We are aware of 50+ incidents involving captive lions, tigers and cheetahs that have been reported in the media — knowing that many more go unreported. A third of the reported victims weren’t as lucky as Amandine and sadly lost their lives during the attacks or as a result of their injuries.

“As is the case at many so-called 'sanctuaries', the big cat enclosures at the facility where Amandine Lequime volunteered are designed incorrectly, lacking the required management enclosures separating predators from people. This poor layout forces inexperienced international volunteers (and staff alike) to be in the same space as the predators while performing their feeding and cleaning duties.”


Blood Lions said it was important to note that captive wildlife often display high stress levels adding further complications to an already volatile and unnatural situation.

“This latest incident highlights the importance of the High-Level Panel’s recommendations for an immediate halt to tourist interactions with captive lions, including so-called voluntourism, cub petting, etc.

“It also emphasises the need to extend the captive lion recommendations to all other captive big cats, including all exotic species such as tigers, and reinforces the need to immediately apply the Southern African Tourism Services Association animal interaction guidelines throughout our tourism sector.”

TimesLIVE

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/sout ... eer-in-sa/

[Lisbeth]

Wild animals are not supposed to be locked up!

[Richprins]

Man airlifted to hospital after being crushed by buffalo at game farm
04 August 2021 - 17:17
Ernest Mabuza Journalist



A man was airlifted to hospital after being seriously injured by a buffalo near Magaliesburg on Monday.
Image: Netcare 911

A 29-year-old man employed at a game farm in Hekpoort near Magaliesburg in Gauteng was badly injured when he was attacked by a buffalo on Monday.

Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said reports indicated that the employee was walking along a boundary fence when he was attacked.

“The patient sustained serious crush injuries to his entire body and was treated on scene by Netcare 911 emergency care practitioners,” Herbst said.

Once stabilised, he was flown by helicopter to a specialist hospital.

TimesLIVE

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/sout ... game-farm/

[Lisbeth]

IMO, people working close to wild animals, tend to forget that they can be dangerous