PARK INVASION: Fever trees felled, fencing destroyed near iSimangaliso — 52 people arrested
Traffic was halted for several hours on the road between Hluhluwe and Sodwana Bay this week, and at least 52 people were arrested after they hacked down trees. Wildlife fencing was torn down, and larger patches of fever trees were chopped down with chainsaws in the adjoining iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
On Wednesday, 19 August, an invasion of fever trees and wildlife fencing occurred near iSimangaliso Wetland Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The action was reportedly driven by frustration over delays in resolving community land claims. At least 52 individuals were apprehended in connection with the disturbance.
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