Snare Aware sweeps Mount Moreland
Amanzimtoti-based anti-poaching NPO Snare Aware is fighting against poaching across KZN, and recently tackled Mount Moreland.
AMANZIMTOTI’S Snare Aware, an environmental conservation and anti-poaching NPO, recently conducted another sweep at Mount Moreland.
A Snare Aware member, whose identity will remain anonymous for their safety, explained that this year alone, the team did seven sweeps at Mount Moreland and removed 74 snares. This adds to a total of 197 removed in the area.
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“The relentless levels of poaching around the area have continued this year, despite our best efforts, with fresh snares catching a bushpig and three dogs in just the last week. This follows our team’s release of a female bushbuck caught in a snare in Mount Moreland a few weeks prior,” said the member.
He explained that the number of snares is even more shocking due to the small area of natural forest among the sugar cane.
“These greenbelts are being peppered with snares, at a relentless rate. It is one of our hottest hotspots at the moment, and we will continue applying pressure, removing snares, rescuing snared animals, and working with both Dube Tradeport and the local ‘mounties’ as much as we possibly can,” said the member.
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