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WATCH: Richards Bay poachers foiled, gill nets destroyed

TWO makeshift boats and 2km of gill nets were destroyed over the weekend after being retrieved from the Mzingazi Canal, while 200 live fish were returned to the water. Acting on a tip-off, members of the North Coast Anti-poaching group (NCAP) put paid to poaching attempts shortly before midnight on Friday. ALSO READ: WATCH: Hippos …

TWO makeshift boats and 2km of gill nets were destroyed over the weekend after being retrieved from the Mzingazi Canal, while 200 live fish were returned to the water.

Acting on a tip-off, members of the North Coast Anti-poaching group (NCAP) put paid to poaching attempts shortly before midnight on Friday.

ALSO READ: WATCH: Hippos welcome tourists to St Lucia

Two suspects were apprehended, and their boats and gill nets destroyed.

For the full story, read this week’s ZO Weekender.

 

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