A fawn is born

To everyone's delight, the rescued Cape grysbokkie that was found near the old ‘circus grounds’ on Main Road on 15 September, gave birth to a healthy fawn at 06:26 on Thursday morning, 8 October. Mom and baby are both doing well.

"We would like to thank Danie and Sonja van Zyl, who have been looking after the bokkie (and now also baby) on their farm in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley at their own cost. Due to their loving and caring nature, the bokkie is recovering well and the fawn is safe,” said Liezl de Villiers, Senior Manager: Environmental Management Services of the Overstrand Municipality.

Whale Coast Conservation, whose eagle-eyed chameleon rescue volunteers first spotted the injured grysbokkie, shared the story of her rescue with The Village NEWS (All hands on deck to rescue grysbokkie, 23 September issue).

The obvious first call was to the chameleon project leader, Whale Coast Conservation’s Sheraine van Wyk, who in turn alerted the Fernkloof Senior Field Ranger, Dean Gardiner.

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