DANA BAY NEWS - A Cape genet was recently captured on a camera trap set up in one of the greenbelts in Dana Bay.
The camera traps, a joint initiative between the Wildlife Crime Information Network (WCIN) and the Dana Bay Conservancy, have been installed in various greenbelts in the area.
The aim is to collect important data and information about the animals captured on camera, such as population trends, animal behaviour and illegal activities such as poaching. Recently, one of the cameras caught a Cape genet.
WCIN's Leon Rossouw said this animal, a small spotted carnivore, plays an important role in the Dana Bay ecosystem by controlling rodents and insects.
If you would like to help the conservancy by sponsoring more cameras for the area, assist with data collection or share your own footage, contact it on 067 490 8396 or the WCIN on 079 643 9556.
