Table Mountain National Park Records Positive Festive Season Numbers
Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) recorded a successful festive season with visitor numbers, crime incidents and fires presenting an overall encoura...
Dr Uys was arrested through the efforts of the National Wildlife Crime Reaction Unit, led by the Hawks. He was charged for the illegal dehorning of 15 rhinos under Section 57 (1) of the National Environment Management: Biodiversity Act No 10 of 2004 – “A person may not carry out a restricted activity involving a specimen of a listed threatened or protected species without a permit issued in terms of Chapter 7”. The wildlife vet is accused of having perpetrated the alleged activity in the Maremani Game Reserve in the Limpopo Province.
He was arrested this morning, appeared in the Musina Magistrate Court and was released on bail of R10,000. The case has been postponed to the 18 March 2011.
Dr Mabunda said that it should be noted that anyone who does anything that is illegal or untoward to South Africa”s wildlife will face the full might of the law.
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– McIntosh Polela, Spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI), Tel: 082 475 1427; E-mail: [email protected]