Sylvester the lion on the loose again

The Karoo lion Sylvester that killed 30 animals last year when he roamed 400km, is missing again, South African National Parks said.

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 Cape Town - The Karoo lion Sylvester that killed 30 animals last year when he roamed 400km, is missing again, South African National Parks said on Monday.

“A 14-man team including a veterinary surgeon has been following the spoor since this morning and will get airwing support as it appears to be moving towards a mountainous and difficult terrain,” SANParks spokesman Rey Thakhuli said. 

Thakhuli said according to the signal from an electronic collar fitted on Sylvester, the three-year-old male has escaped from the Karoo National Park and was near Beaufort West.

“The lion has already killed a cow on another privately-owned farm,” he added.

Sylvester escaped from the park last year for three weeks. In that time he killed 28 sheep, a cow and a kudu. 

The search that ended in his recapture involved 10 trackers and police dogs. It cost about R800 000.

African News Agency