The search for an eight-year-old female tiger that escaped from its enclosure on a smallholding in the south of Johannesburg over the weekend will continue. | nickymccain
The search for an escaped tiger in the south of Johannesburg continues.Tracking teams intend to use a bait carcass to drug it.
The search for an 8-year-old female tiger that escaped from its enclosure on a smallholding in the south of Johannesburg over the weekend will continue on Tuesday. Sheba has been returning to its home, giving tracking teams hope they will be able to recapture it on Tuesday.Local community policing forum representative Gresham Mandy said the tiger returned to its enclosure but left before anyone could"close the gate behind her". Mandy added that the behaviour was expected because tigers are territorial, so it isn't likely that Sheba will move far away from the enclosure.
He added that the tracking team intended to put a bait carcass in the area in the hope of drugging Sheba while ground teams"close the net in".Social media users have been stunned by the escape, with many making light of the situation with typical South African humour.
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