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An elaborate rescue mission involving residents of Greenside in mission was activated.
The Hadeda was rescued and is recovering after the arrow was removed, free to sing the song of its people again.
The news that a Hadeda had been spotted flying around Johannesburg s Greenside horrified residents who immediately mobilised to try and save the bird.
Pictures of the bird with the arrow stuck through its body were circulated, sparking anger over the attack on the indigenous Ibis, and residents sprang into action to try and catch the bird and take it to a vet to have the arrow removed.