Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - It is not everyday that Klerksdorpians get to see wildlife from your yard, but for residents in Boshoff Street, La Hoff that is just what they saw early on Heritage Day last week.
Earth Shepherds, a wildlife conservation NPO, was called to track a young male kudu roaming the streets of La Hoff.
Cheney Coetzee said she immediately rushed to where the animal was last spotted and drove and walked around but lost its track eventually.
“I just hope he found his way back to a farm, where he will be safe. Unfortunately, once a wild animal enters a neighbourhood, it’s seen as a damage-causing animal and faces the likelihood of being euthanized. Not because anyone wanted to, but because we don’t have the funding, equipment, or trained team to safely relocate him.’’
After Klerksdorp Record posted about the animal’s sighting some followers commented that the animal was last seen in the vicinity of the Portuguese Hall where he was chased into the field.
Coetzee cautioned people to not try and catch the animal as it can be dangerous.
