Snare Aware head to snare hotspots
The Doonheights and Karridene areas are both currently active with snare-poaching activities.
A SNARE Aware team headed out for a busy Saturday afternoon on June 25, checking the Doonheights and Karridene areas, which are both currently active with snare-poaching activities.
They were last in the Doonheights area 10 days prior, when they swamped the area and removed another four snares, taking their tally to 34 snares. Unfortunately, sometime between their last sweep and this weekend’s sweep, a snare was set which managed to catch a blue duiker.
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This poor animal tried frantically to release itself from the snare, evident by the number of times the wire had wrapped around the tree stem. The blue duiker is a protected species (TOPS) due to their declining habitats and populations.
“The meat was very clearly harvested. We have confirmed (visually) that the culprits setting these snares are the construction workers from the construction site at the end of Bluegum drive. We have appealed for assistance from the authorities regarding this but have been ignored,” said a member whose identity cannot be disclosed due to safety reasons.
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The member said that they are not able to go and clear the area every day, and they wonder how many more blue duikers will be lost to snares, not to mention the threat this is presenting to the neighbourhood’s cats and dogs.
The team then headed off to Karridene, where they covered a large amount of ground searching for newly set snares since their last visit there. Another four snares were retrieved and removed. Two were ‘inactive’ as the nooses had been disturbed. This brings their tally to 39 in the area.
Snare Aware reminds those who are interested, that they will be having a public event this weekend. For more information, send them a message on Facebook messenger.
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