OVER the past two weeks, Snare Aware has been invited to give talks to eThekwini Municipality staff, Prescient Primary School and children in the Edu-Paw programme.

Snare Aware believe that education is the key to changing the way people view wildlife and the threats they face. The Sapphire Coast Tourism and Clean Surf Project invited them to give a talk to some of the eThekwini staff at Amanzimtoti Main Beach on the impact snares are having on wildlife, as well as how important it is to remove snares if found.

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Two of the members illustrated how to find snares and showed the staff some skulls from animals found dead in snares.

“We were also invited by Prescient Primary School to chat about Snare Aware, who we are, what we do and why we do it. The school is teaching learners about the environment through their Eco Days and asked us to come chat with the learners. What better age to start from?

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The learners were very interactive, listened and asked a lot of questions. They got to see what snares are, what animals they have unfortunately caught, what animals our camera traps have taken pictures of and how close these snares are to all of us,” said a member whose identity cannot be disclosed due to safety concerns.

Lastly, they were invited by Edu-Paw to teach their group of children from the local township about the huge issues our wildlife faces because of poaching, as well as the importance of wildlife. They were shown how even people’s pets could be caught in snares.

“We truly admire the hard work and effort made by Edu-Paw and always look forward to being involved with their project. We always welcome opportunities to educate our local communities and partner with other amazing organisations. We thank you so much for the invite and the opportunity to educate,” said the member.

Report any poaching incidents you may witness to SAcan WhatsApp at 083 799 1916 or SAcan Hotline at 086 167 2226.

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