Red hartebeest spotted in Edleen shot and killed
It is still not clear who the animal belonged to
The red hartebeest which had been spotted in a veld on CR Swart Drive in Edleen had been shot and killed earlier this afternoon.
Details at this stage are still sketchy.
According to Jan Du Toit, manager of Kempton Park SPCA, the animal was killed with its owner’s consent as it could not be caught. He said the SPCA was not involved in the shooting.
Metro police cordoned off the area on Cresslawn’s side where the animal was to prevent any accidents. A marker was present with the owner of the buck and only one shot was fired. The animal did not suffer.
Who the owner of the buck was is not clear. When Express spoke to Boaz Tsebe, manager at Modderfontein Conservation Centre, he referred us back to the SPCA which also did not have more information.
According to a resident who WhatsApped Express on Friday morning, she spotted the animal on Christmas Day already. Since then various sightings of the buck had been reported. The latest was on Thursday evening.
An Esther park resident told Express on Friday she got hold of a farmer in Limpopo who was willing to dart the animal and set it free in the wild nearby his farm. He was still waiting for a permit to do so.
