Lion Escapes from Karoo National Park

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Yoh bet the chopper pilot was feeling O-/ lol

Looks like a healthy well fed Lion O** O**


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The article says they're going to put him in Kruger...is that a typo? :-?


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Great pic! O\/

Ja, must be a typo! lol


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More than a typo, I think it was a mistake in speech O**


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Relief after lion captured, more than 300km away from where he escaped

2019-03-14 14:05
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SANParks authorities are celebrating the capture of the lion which escaped from the Karoo National Park.

The male lion, which went missing on February 15, was tracked to a farm outside Sutherland and darted on Wednesday night.

"I spoke to the leader of the team this morning, and he is proud of the team," an exhausted, but happy, Reynold "Rey T" Thakhuli, SANParks general manager for Media, PR and Stakeholder Relations, told News24.

The local search team had some assistance from rangers sent in from the Addo Elephant, Camdeboo and Mountain Zebra National Parks in the Eastern Cape.

"We had roughly about 25 people who alternated between day and night shift. At times, guys would be sleeping in the veld - in the rain - but they were resolute in their purpose," said Thakhuli.

Danger

It was particularly dangerous for team members because the lion entered very difficult terrain, which meant that the predator had to be tracked on foot.

"They are people who go beyond the call of duty. They are our heroes," Thakhuli said of the team.

Sutherland is in the Northern Cape, about 300km from the Karoo National Park.

Many farmers assisted in the search effort by alerting rangers to the lion's possible whereabouts.

"We also paid special tribute to the farmers who assisted by giving us information on spoor and any kills," said Thakhuli.

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SANParks officials tracked down a lion to Sutherland. (SANParks)

The lion, estimated to be between two and four years old, killed an eland soon after leaving the park, as well as four sheep on Tuesday.

Thakhuli praised the efforts of Bidvest Protea Coin which supplied their high-tech helicopter equipped with forward-looking infrared cameras, although they failed to find the lion.

"They came from Pretoria, using their own resources."

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SANParks officials tracked down a lion to Sutherland. (SANParks)

Escape

The lion will be transported to the Karoo National Park in a crate which has arrived from the Addo Elephant Park.

"This morning a crate arrived from Addo. As we speak, it is in transit," said Thakhuli.

He dismissed fears that the lion, having tasted sheep as an easy meal, would find it easy to escape the park again.

"The lion will be collared and that in itself will give us an indication of where he is at any time. Sheep were probably an easy kill, but we don't think it will go out to eat."

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SANParks officials tracked down a lion to Sutherland. (SANParks)

According to Alert, lions are more likely to make a kill of a prey animal such as an impala when they do not stalk, but rather chase them upon detection.

The site says that a lion will eat about 7kg of food per day and can run at 60km/h. Males have been known to eat up body weighttheir bodyweight in one meal.

For the rangers, they will get a deserved break, said Thakhuli.

"The guys who have working these long taxing hours they will certainly get a break."


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\O

Hopefully Tweety stays put, but... O-/


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Flutterby wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:46 am The article says they're going to put him in Kruger...is that a typo? :-?
Total Typo


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He is going to be put in a boma for a month to get rid of the smell (NOT TASTE SANParks Media) of Sheep and then released into Karoo ..Tracking lion on foot is how it is done Media Relations


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Good work! \O \O


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Karoo lion likely to move following escape Home > News > Local
10:48 (GMT+2) Tue, 19 Mar 2019

The Karoo National Park lion that was recaptured last week is likely to be moved out of the park

A spokesperson for SANParks Fayroush Ludick says the lion is currently in a boma inside the park and fitted with a collar. The likely scenario is that he will be moved out of the Park.

The park has not yet decided where his next home will be.

Ludick says another young male from the park will most likely be sent with him.

The animal escaped from the boundaries of the Karoo National Park in mid-February and was darted in an area around 120 kilometres from the park a month later.

- African News Agency (ANA)
https://www.algoafm.co.za/article/local ... ng-escape-


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