A leopard that entered Klipgat in North West on Wednesday, July 29 has been captured. The leopard is believed to have escaped from a game reserve.
Footage on social media shows the animal wandering around the informal settlement, and then eventually being recaptured.
North West Police spokeswoman, Maria Nkabinde told Daily Sun that residents contacted the police when the leopard was sighted. ‘When police got there, they called the Nature Conservation department since they are the right people who will be able to get the leopard out of the area safely’ she said.
A leopard has been re-captured near Klipgat, north of Pretoria. It apparently escaped from a nearby game reserve. pic.twitter.com/GK6779JUhX
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) July 29, 2020
Leopard🐆 e kanakana, ya fitlha byang Klipgat ebe etsene kamo jarateng from no where 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️unnoticed.. We don’t even have a Game reserve nearby…how did it arrive here.. I’m not saying it was planted..
Isn’t that a coincidence pic.twitter.com/p8gWm7zfGW— Bogoshi CarMan Maloka (@BogoshiMaloka) July 29, 2020
Bra @mabena_bob here is my story. A leopard was wondering in Klipgat township northwest of Pretoria mabaane. Am told it has been captured and returned to the game reserve nearby @Powerfm987 #powerbreakfast #powerturns7 pic.twitter.com/1CybzM3eCi
— David M Seleka Jr ☭ (@Spokmathambo) July 30, 2020
It is uncertain where the leopard escaped from.
Image credit: Twitter/LittleNoice
