OUT of the frying pan and into the caring arms of CROW volunteers, Manny the grey duiker had a lucky escape this festive season.
The baby grey duiker is recuperating at the Yellowwood Park-based Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) after he was liberated from bush meat poachers in Bergville.
“Approximately one week-old at the time, Manny was rescued by the Van Reenen family who spotted the terrified baby duiker under the arm of some locals who were taking him home for the pot. Having successfully wrestled Manny away from the men, the family called the CROW team who drove through to their farm to collect him,” said marketing and communications manager, Paul Hoyte.
Farm owner, Sharyn Van Reenen said they named the young animal after boxer, Manny Pacquiao. “Because he is a little fighter.”
“Sadly, the CROW team is seeing these kinds of cases on an increasingly regular basis. The illegal bush meat trade is posing a serious threat to our local wildlife, with duikers and other vulnerable young wildlife making for easy prey at the moment,” said CROW director, Claire Hodgkinson.
She urges the public to report poaching or dog hunting to the relevant authorities.
While at CROW’s rehab facility, Manny will be handreared and rehabilitated by clinic nurse, Kim Young until he is old enough to be returned to the wild.
“Currently weighing in at just 620 grams, this little fighter has a while to go yet before he’ll be ready for the boxing ring,” said Hoyte
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