LIMPOPO. – Police have launched a manhunt for unknown suspects after a buffalo bull valued at approximately R300,000 was allegedly killed during a poaching incident in Kruger National Park.
According to police spokesperson Col. Malesela Ledwaba, the incident occurred on Sunday at approximately 09:30 in the Tshikuyu block of Kruger National Park, within the Masisi policing area in the Vhembe district. According to preliminary information, a ranger was conducting a patrol in the park when he saw a vulture flying above the area. He investigated and found the head of a buffalo bull, pieces of buffalo hide, five different human footprints and dog tracks. The tracks led to the park's fence, towards the village of Benndemutale.
A case of poaching has been registered with police and is being investigated. The suspects remain unknown and no one has been arrested to date.
Lt.Gen. Jan Scheepers, provincial commissioner of the SAPS in Limpopo, has condemned the incident and called for intensified efforts to combat wildlife crime. Anyone with relevant information that could assist the investigation or lead to the arrest of the suspects can contact Sgt. Mamedzi Azwianewi Robert on 071 612 1076.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
