Addo Elephant National Park is offering a reward of R10 000 for information which may lead to the successful prosecution of the person/s responsible for the poisoning of 36 jackals and two crows in the Park. Earlier this week a toxicology report by the ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute outside Pretoria confirmed that the animals succumbed to the poisonous carbamate pesticide "methomyl". There were also unconfirmed reports that two bat-eared foxes were affected. It is possible that … [Read more...] about Addo offers R10 000 reward for info on Jackal poisoning
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Poison used to kill Addo Jackals determined
A toxicology report has revealed that the cause of death of 36 jackals, two crows and two unconfirmed bat-eared foxes in Addo Elephant National Park last week was the carbamate pesticide "methomyl". The initial count of 21 jackals and one crow on Sunday 10 August after the first reports of the dead animals by guests has increased as more and more carcasses are being discovered by the Park's conservation staff. The latest jackal was found yesterday, in the same concentrated area within the … [Read more...] about Poison used to kill Addo Jackals determined
