Local creatures are under threat

– Continued from page 1According to the Overstrand Municipality the Egyptian goose is least threatened – in other words it is not protected. “However, the act of shooting the animal will still fall under Cape Nature Ordinance as illegal hunting of a wild animal,” stated the municipality. At the time of going to press Cape Nature didn’t commend on this matter. In another case last week (16 June), two Overstrand baboons were noted as having injuries, one female in Betty’s Bay with an injured hand and a male in Pringle Bay with an injury to his left inner thigh. “The Betty’s Bay female was monitored closely, and she was moving and foraging with reasonable ease,” related Dean O’Neill, Municipal Manager. “A decision was taken not to bring in a vet at this stage. The adult male in Pringle Bay, seemed to be moving slowly and a vet was called to assess it. They assessed the movements of the animal, and it was found the male was alert, moving well and foraging. There was no bleeding from the wound, and the decision was taken only to monitor him for now.”