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Vigilance urged as hippo spoor found on Shaw Park road

SARAH BRADFIELD Members of the public are urged to be vigilant and report any sightings of a hippo roaming in the Shaw Park area, following the confirmation of a hippo spoor on the Shaw Park road yesterday. In a media release late…

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EUTHANISE

Report hippo sightings, officials urge

By MARK CARRELS Hippo in Kowie River will be euthanised Ndlambe officials have urged residents to report any sightings of a hippopotamus in the Kowie River to the fire department on the emergency line 046-624-1111. The municipality says…

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A SAPS rescue craft patrols Jozini Dam while searching for three missing fishermen.Image: SUPPLIED
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KZN fishermen drown after hippo tips their raft

Police search and rescue teams have located the bodies of three fishermen who drowned after a hippo attacked and capsized their raft at Jozini Dam in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. The SAPS unit responded after reports of the attack…

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CARNAGE: A hippo was shot between the eyes at the Great Fish River recently and is said to have wandered onto a nearby farm where it died. After the hunter had taken the head, feet and skin he allegedly invited others to help themselves to the meat Picture: ROB KNOWLES
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Hippo hunt controversy on the Great Fish River

HUNTERS from all over the world come to South Africa, and the Eastern Cape in particular, in order to hunt animals that can only be found in this area. Recently a farmer faced a problem when a hunter and his entourage came onto his…

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