NATIONAL NEWS - THE HUNT is on for a poacher believed to have been part of a group of seven others arrested after being caught poaching at Thula Thula Private Game Reserve in Ntambana on Saturday night.
According to reports, the poachers entered the reserve late on Saturday evening by cutting through the northern fence.
While the poachers killed two nyala and impala, they are believed to have targeted the reserve’s world-renowned herd of elephants.
At the time, members of Thula Thula’s Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) were conducting foot patrols when they heard a gunshot at approximately 10:30pm.
They proceeded in the direction from where the shot came and heard a second gunshot and the herd of elephants trumpeting and running.
After calling for backup and doing some tracking, APU came across the poachers who opened fire on them.
Members returned fire, injuring one and killing another.
The injured poacher was taken to Ngwelezana Hospital for treatment, where he is being kept under police guard.
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