Hippo pair caught after six months on the run in Mpumalanga: ‘Jumbo and Jackie’ thwarted several capture attempts before they were finally apprehended and rehomed
“It was a collaboration between ourselves and private business people. We had to do something because they [the hippos] were becoming a danger to humans and for themselves. We did this for the sake of the animals and to show that we still have the heart and the capacity to do things like this,” he said.were first reported in a farm dam on 9 March between Stoffberg and Middelburg. The MTPA confirmed their presence through photos and conducted an onsite visit.
In June, the hippos settled in a large farm dam close to the Kromdraai Colliery near eMalahleni. A decision was taken to attempt to capture them to avoid human-wildlife conflict and move them safely elsewhere. The MTPA’s wildlife management unit and scientific services unit, tried to capture them by darting them using chemical immobilisation.
“Once the hippos were feeding readily on the lucerne provided, three strands of electric fence were erected around the dam to ensure they couldn’t move from the dam.”
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