Public Snare Walk on West Side of the Reserve (Oct 2024)
Sat Oct 19, 08:00 - Sat Oct 19, 11:00
Brooklands Farm
ABOUT
How much do you value the diverse wildlife thriving in Gauteng's beautiful grasslands and bush? As South Africa’s most densely populated province, natural areas here face constant threats. The CRR is one of the few remaining places under formal protection, but it is still up to us to safeguard its rich biodiversity—both within its borders and its surrounding buffer zones.
Beyond the threats of urban sprawl, industry, and mining, poaching—particularly snaring—is a constant menace. Snaring is cheap, requires minimal materials (often stolen fencing), and is easy to set up. Unfortunately, it's an indiscriminate and cruel method of poaching, trapping not just the intended animals, but also pets and wildlife like jackals, which are often left to suffer or die since they hold no value to the poacher. The result is permanent injury or a slow, agonizing death for most animals caught in snares.
If you value biodiversity and empathize with the suffering of individual animals, we invite you to join us for just one morning to help search for and remove these harmful traps. Every bit of help makes a huge difference.
How can you help?
Join our monthly snare walks
Adults donate R50 to join a walk, and all children joining are free!
Spend the day out in nature, getting some fresh air and saving lives!
What happens with all the ticket fees:
All money raised goes into a fund for veterinary services.
When we find an injured free roaming animal in the reserve, the vets are called in!
The vets often have to dart the injured animal in order to remove a snare safely.
What does it entail?
On each walk, we cover a different area of the reserve
Our task for the morning is to scour the area for wire snare and traps
When found, we dismantle and remove each snare before they injure more wildlife
The regular removal of snares will stop the cruelty before it can even begin!
Where Do We Meet?
This session will be on the WEST SIDE of the Reserve, so we will be meeting Brooklands Farm, 73 Rhenosterspruit, Crocodile River Reserve off the R512 at 8h00am.
Access is gained through the Oori North gate for which you will be sent a code early on the morning of the event.
What should you bring?
Sunblock, hat, water, sturdy shoes, preferably wear long pants (as the grass makes you quite itchy).
Your cellphone, wire cutters or pliers, picnic blankets and tick repellent if possible.