Rangers searching for a lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West were relieved after they found the carcass of female eland on a farm adjacent to the park.
Park manager, Nico van der Walt, said this increased chances of locating the lion.
“A lion with a full belly is likely to sleep for some time, this will thus work to our advantage and we can gain time on the lion.”
Wednesday marked the fifth day since the lion escaped.
Van der Walt said the search team, comprising 14 Rangers and about six volunteers from neighbouring farms, followed the spoor from the kill until sunset on Tuesday, covering an area of about 11,8 km from the park.
The search resumed at first light on Wednesday morning.
- African News Agency (Image: ANA)
