Feathered friends and fish safely relocated
The geese, ducks and fish at the George Sutter Park duck pond have been relocated to a temporary home in Selcourt Enclosure.
None of the feathered friends or fish were hurt during the expedition.
The pond will get a face lift soon and all the animals will be brought back to the pond.
Anita Greeff, general manager of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says she is impressed with the way the relocation was handled and that none of the birds and fish were injured.
Gert Parsons from Afriforum says it will take a while for the project to start, but they plan on having the pond up and running within four months as, with the pond being neglected for several years, everything has deteriorated.
To start this process a committee will be formed.
Gert says the first step is to find water by drilling another borehole, as the current borehole has caved in at the bottom.
As soon as that process is completed the cleaning of the dam will begin with the removal of all the sludge before the surface is sealed.
All the people involved in the relocation arrived at the pond at 4am on Friday.
Phillip Allebone, Gert and Elsie Parsons, Hennie and Alida Brits, André Strauss, Frikkie Berowsky, Goosey Fernandes, ward councillor Shadow Shabangu, Robert Sambo from the metro’s parks department and Eric Alfonso safely caught the geese and ducks and took them to the oasis in Selcourt Enclosure.
These people are the driving force behind this operation and would like to involve the community, asking for their input to make this project a success.
Gert says another plan is to enlarge the island to accommodate all the geese and ducks at the pond.
The wall of the pond seriously needs attention too and lastly the metro needs to put up a proper fence around the pond.
He says they already have a few contributions towards this worthy task.
Selection Park resident Elaine Blom says she is delighted to see the development in progress and looks forward to the results.
Three friends from KwaThema, Victor Mazibuko, Julian Mashinga and Marog Nobela, visit the park every Sunday where they enjoy lunch and used to feed the geese and ducks.
“We are happy about the the new development and plans for the pond,” says Victor.
Goosey says the pond will be left to dry out before the first step can take place.
