One of the hunters in Limpopo who assisted in tracking down and killing a hippo, that was cut up and its meat shared among villagers, on Monday told TimesLIVE the animal was roaming around the village and destroying crops.
“[A woman of the house] tried to call people to help, but the hippo ran [back] to the river,” he said.Hunters headed to the river, where they camped in anticipation. “It was then pulled out of the river, and community members sharpened their knives to get their piece of the meat,” he said.The action of the community has been deemed illegal as no relevant authority was contacted about a"troublesome" hippo.
Jimmy van Zyl of Hunting Safaris in Limpopo said incidents where residents hunted for animals such as the hippopotamus were seldom in the province.He said usually when such animals were spotted, nature conservation would contact the hunting community for assistance. This after the matter had been reported to local authorities.
“Mostly nature conservation [officials] will go [the community which reported the matter]; and if it’s a problem they will shoot [the animal] and give it to the community,” Van Zyl said.
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