City of Cape Town had no choice but to comply in carrying out duck culling
By Opinion
by Marian Nieuwoudt
Residents were informed of this intended intervention in writing on February 25, 2021.
The letter described in detail why this intervention was needed.
Mallard ducks are a category 1b Invasive Species.
The City is compelled by National Legislation – namely, the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act no.10 of 2004, to take action against this invasive species.
According to this Act, Mallards must be managed as part of an invasive control plan, and the City has no choice but to comply.
Mallards are an invasive alien species in South Africa where they are known to hybridise with indigenous ducks.
Durbanville residents in Welgevonden Estate watched in horror when a group of ducks was poisoned, drugged and drowned in the local dam, all with the approval of the City and the SPCA.
[LISTEN] Hysterical resident sees official culling ducks: It was humane - SPCA
30 April 2021 11:08 AM
Share This: In this instance, our team was on-site to monitor the process, Belinda Abraham (SPCA). Our team was satisfied.
A video is doing the rounds, showing City of Cape Town employees seemingly inhumanely culling mallards (wild ducks) at Welgevonden Estate in Durbanville.
In the video, the employees can be seen feeding ducks bread containing sedatives which then causes them to drown.
Later, the dead ducks are removed and those that survived are packed into boxes and seemingly left to die.
Image by 9883074 from Pixabay.
Kieno Kammies played an audio clip of a hysterical woman witnessing the culling.