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Rescue plan for starving animals; Experts offer advice, medicine and food for Robben Island's antelope.(News)

Article from: Cape Argus (South Africa) Article date: May 6, 2008

By JOHN YELD

Environment & Science Writer

There are no Evita se koeksisters yet but just about everything else edible to antelope is being used, as help for Robben Island's starving animals pours in.

The latest offers to help feed and manage game on the island, where the rabbit population explosion has devastated natural grazing, have come from the owner of Aquila private game reserve near Touws River, entrepreneur Searl Derman, who has pledged a massive R250 000 after personally confirming the disaster, and ...

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