Danelle Murray

Naturalist. Conservationist. Co-founder of @owlrescue 🦉
Author. Member of IUCN SSC Otter Specialist Group 🦦 #WritingCommunity

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We were asked by a local vet to rewild, release and post release monitor a 4-year-old captive raised #otter named Lazzy, who had been rescued as a cub but remained in captivity until our intervention. A #book about his brave journey is available from Monday in 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
#NewBook

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#MyDarkCountry #SA #FarmAttacks

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My first book. A #SouthAfrican memoir. A story I was made to feel ashamed of. Abducted, attacked and robbed multiple times – survivor tells her story https://t.co/PKkKlAfoFr
@afriforum

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Come join me at Nocturnal Nature Night: Owl Viewing Experience, you can buy tickets here https://t.co/2BMR52S0Vq

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@Sunny2019bee @IOL Multiple times, yes 😊 They are gentle beings. Wild is a relative term. There is no more 'wild' left. We have taken up their space. We are not arguing. We are having a conversation.

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@Sunny2019bee @IOL Did you read the extremely rare part...

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@Sunny2019bee @IOL I looked it up and could not find one single report of a baboon that killed a human in the past 10 years! Now, how many humans were killed by other humans over that same period? Imagine a world where it's okay to kill anything or anyone we fear...

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@Robaix1 @SchalkAvdMerwe People of all races and ethnic groups helped keep him safe on his journey through Pretoria.

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@Mqhephuli1 @SchalkAvdMerwe Culture of violence? Of cruelty, brutality, inhumanity? I don't believe this is culture?

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@FootballStage_1 @IOL A whole school of young learners stone an animal until he drops to the floor, kicks his teeth out, tie him up with wire and burns him to death. This is not a big deal?!

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@Entrapped_Again @IOL The media followed his entire journey while he was making his way through to Pretoria to join up with another troop. It is only natural that they would report on his demise. This is not about race but about a horrific act of cruelty.

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@DannyHoffmann5 @IOL That's where you are wrong. Treating all living beings with kindness, respect, and compassion is essential for creating a more harmonious and empathetic world!

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@Sunny2019bee @IOL What's important is what it represents. The way we treat animals reflects our society's level of humanity.

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@jacojordaan @IOL Get over cruelty, brutality, inhumanity, torture, heartlessness, the list goes on. And accept it as normal within our society?

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@Sneakerchef_05 @Nicole_Barlow1 I don't agree with trophy hunting. I'm sure where you took these photos from you'll find thousands of comments condemning it too. This is not about race, but about a cruel act that took place.

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@ChrisFi65328659 @Nicole_Barlow1 There are videos clearly showing all the cruelty inflicted on him. To completely cremate a body so nothing is left means you need to burn it for 3 - 4 hours at a temperature of around 900 degrees Celsius, which was obviously not the case. We collected his remains.

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@Nicole_Barlow1 @STUGAZI260014 Precisely, if we make excuses for these actions, pardon these students and teachers for what they have done, we are teaching them that their cruelty is justified. This violent act against an innocent being is a clear sign of moral decay within our society.

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Raygun, we are distraught. Your death serves as a stern reminder to us of the work we still have left to do to protect wild animals and what a far way the youth needs to come to learn respect and appreciation for other living creatures. #OwlRescueCentre

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@STUGAZI260014 @Nicole_Barlow1 We invested many resources in his journey in an attempt to safeguard him. It sometimes feels that our work is no more than a lost cause, especially when these acts are justified by ignorance. Can a lack of empathy (torture of a living creature) really be put down as ill-informed?

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@STUGAZI260014 @Nicole_Barlow1 He was simply trying to reach his final destination. It is very unfortunate that he decided to stop over at Botleng School on his journey. There are so few 'wild' places left in this country due to overpopulation and encroachment on natural areas.