Is there another lion on the loose in Mpumalanga?
Social media is abuzz after a lion escaped.
Yes, again!
The young male lion had been spotted on the R37 Lydenburg Road, just outside Sabie in Mpumalanga.
Mpumalanga - #ALERT Lions roaming on the R37 between Lydenburg and Sabie pic.twitter.com/AAYagOmGq2
— Rob Beezy (@TrafficSA) May 29, 2018
The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency had been notified.
According to sources, the lion has since been darted and will be transported back to the park.
Fully grown male lion spotted on the R37/Long Tom Pass. Spotted by a motorist while it was crossing the pass road. (MPTA) has been called out to dart the lion and establish where he comes from @protrackantipu @Nicol3tt300 @cci_network @NewsPoaching @docvlok @ER24CEO @intelliDOps pic.twitter.com/JVTnGinJ2s
— NERT (@NERTCONTROL) May 29, 2018
LION CAPTURED : R37. MP. DARTED. IS ASLEEP. pic.twitter.com/qsUvJeo0U7
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) May 29, 2018
The last time these animals had escaped from the park was in July last year.
Three lions escaped. A farmer had shot one of the lions dead after it ate his cattle.
SanParks spokesperson William Mabasa says he is not sure where the lion came from, but did not rule out that the animal could have escaped from the park.