SKUKUZA – A cheetah. that was caught in a snare in the Kruger National Park (KNP), has survived and was released into the wild once again.
On October 28 members of the public informed park officials that they had seen a cheetah trapped in a snare in the Tshokwane area.
By the time rangers got to the scene the cheetah had escaped, but was captured a few days later.
The animal was taken to a rehabilitation centre by Steven Whitfield, the Tshokwane section ranger, with the help of the Marula South regional ranger, Don English.

The state veterinarian for SANParks, Dr Louis van Schalkwyk treated the animal with antibiotics and although it took a while, the cheetah eventually responded to treatment.
Van Schalkwyk said traps were a huge problem in parts of the park “People living next to the KNP use snares to catch impala and other buck. We patrol the area daily and remove tens of thousands of snares from these areas.”
The cheetah was released into the wild again on Thursday December 18.