Tswale, the well-known educational elephant on the Lowhills Farm, has been removed by wildlife authorities today, Friday, February 21.

The elephant bull has been staying on the farm for a number of years and was looked after by Amos Jivendava, his handler, and Sonell Joubert, his owner.

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Joubert is currently behind bars for her alleged involvement in the murder of Jurgens Nel more than two weeks ago.

A storm erupted around Tswale’s head last year when the owners of the farm, Shofeeds, of Parys in the Free State, was granted an interdict that the elephant must be removed. Joubert was also ordered not to allow any human interaction, which was mainly done by allowing groups of visitors visiting the farm.

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The court order was, however, ignored and a flurry of legal action followed.

Yesterday, Thursday, February 20, Lowvelder reported that the fate of the elephant was now in the hands of wildlife authorities. The team arrived at the farm this morning to do the removal.

The exact circumstances is unknown at this stage. More details will be published as soon as they becomes available.