By Obakeng Maje
Vryburg- The Department of Economic Development,Eviroment,Conservation and Tourism ordered a farmer at Sunhurst Safari Farm to find alternative way to accomodate elephants in their farm.
According to department the Sletcher family in Vryburg near Bry were owning close to nine elephants and the living condition for the wild animals are not conducive.
“The family decided to breed cows instead after the death of their father in 2008. They allegedly sold a four calves of elephants to another farmer in Eastern Cape” Dumisa Seshabela said.
Another two elephants allegedly ran away from the farm towards Botswana border.
Now the department said those elephants will be hunted.
“The elephants need over 300 000 hectors to live and after the death of their father the family divided the space which was not enough for nine elephants to live in” department spokesperson said.
The calves now sold to Elephants of Eden farm in Eastern Cape while others will be hunted.
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