26 January 2021 - 11:00 The Endangered Wildlife Trust says the hippo is a dangerous animal and has cautioned people not to approach it. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/Jatesada Natayo
The department of agriculture and rural development has refuted social media claims that the Fourways hippo was slaughtered over the weekend.
The hippo made news headlines two weeks ago after it was spotted in the Chartwell area near Fourways in Gauteng.
The hippo topped the Twitter trends again on Sunday and Monday after pictures of a dead hippo circulated on the social media platform, with many claiming it had been slaughtered by locals.
Gauteng Agri Dept increasing efforts to find wandering hippo The department said that it believed that the hippo had moved up the Crocodile River and has returned to Hartbeespoort Dam. The Fourways hippo is safe and sound back home. Picture: @crimeairnetwork/Twitter
JOHANNESBURG - It has been almost a month since a wandering hippo was spotted in Fourways.
The Gauteng Agriculture Department said that it was now working closely with the North West provincial government to increase efforts to find the elusive mammal.
The department said that it believed that the hippo had moved up the Crocodile River and has returned to Hartbeespoort Dam.
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There are fewer than 6 700 African cheetahs remaining in the wild.
By Pauline Bax, Bloomberg
19 Dec 2020 12:51
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A wetlands reserve in Zambia will become home to its first cheetahs in almost a century after the animals were successfully moved from South Africa.
The reintroduction of cheetahs a group of three males to the Bangweulu Wetlands in northeastern Zambia is meant to help restore the biodiversity of the area, according to a statement from African Parks, a Johannesburg-based not-for-profit that manages reserves on behalf of several nations across the continent.
There are fewer than 6 700 African cheetahs remaining in the wild and protected areas are seen as essential to their survival. The cat species is the fastest land animal in the world.