NSPCA - National Council of SPCAs
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The NSPCA is aware of an incident involving a truck transporting four elephants that overturned on Olifantskop Pass in the Eastern Cape. The elephants were allegedly “donated” from a SANParks reserve to Samara Private Game Reserve, who offers hunting opportunities near Graaff-Reinet.
Comment from Samara…
This post is disgraceful clickbait profiting off a tragic accident to spread lies. It is categorically FALSE that Samara offers “hunting opportunities”. Samara Karoo Reserve is a conservation undertaking committed to wildlife reintroduction and land restoration, funded by photographic tourism. We are NOT a hunting operation. Four elephants were captured in Addo Elephant National Park this morning for translocation to Samara to establish a new population of elephants on a part of the reserve that has not had elephants for an estimated 150 years.
This translocation is about expanding the habitat available for elephants to thrive. Samara is assisting SANPArks by providing homes for elephants as the current population in Addo Elephant National Park is expanding beyond the park’s habitat resources. All the appropriate permissions were granted for this translocation.
Tragically the truck transporting these elephants had an accident on the Olifantskop Pass. The professional wildlife translocation team, veterinary team and capture and release team have been on-site to monitor the elephants and attempt to resolve the situation. The truck drivers’ and elephants’ safety has been the number one priority of all those involved. The on-site vet has confirmed that all elephants are uninjured.
The SPCA Grahamstown inspectors visited the site of the accident and confirmed that all was being handled as it should. They also confirmed that this is the message that they relayed to head office NSPCA - National Council of SPCAs. Why the NSPCA is now spreading false and malicious statements is unclear. We have spoken to leadership at the NSPCA to urgently request where this false information comes from and the credibility of their source. They have still not shared this with us.
Anyone who has experienced Samara will know about our conservation ethos and the care we put into looking after the wildlife of which we are custodians. Our track record speaks for itself. We repeat — Samara Karoo Reserve is NOT a hunting operation.
How is it possible to write " to Samara Private Game Reserve, who offers hunting opportunities near Graaff-Reinet. if it is not true? This observation must have its roots somewhere, if not, why invent a thing like this? Well, somebody might hold a grudge against Samara
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