So in the rare case of something happening outside the wlc and we need to go either check it out or handle the situation, we get to go along sometimes. This has happened with the Impala that we checked and moved out of the road and now we had a porcupine arrival at the main gate that we had to go fetch. We struggled to get it out of the catching cage but eventually succeeded by forcing it to move over to the next cage so it can be transported to the wlc. The over all condition of the animal was great so we let it free in the Tambuki area because it is already full grown and can fend for itself. They brought it in because it keeps digging up their pumpkins and destroying their crops but they don't want to kill it.
Porcupines cannot shoot them at predators as once thought, but the quills do detach easily when touched.They are released on Sondela because they crate holes for the warthogs to sleep in and they contribute to the biodiversity of the farm.
No comments:
Post a Comment