At least adult crocodiles are still at large in the area and rivers around Da Gama Dam, after a dam wall, forming a safe enclosure, broke at the end of January due to the rain in the area.
The dam walls of Nola Farms near Hazyview gave way due to elevated dam levels brought on by the continual rains at the end of January. The dam contained around 150 crocodiles, most of which escaped to the adjacent overflow stream of Da Gama Dam and the White Waters River. About 62 of them have been recovered.According to the MTPA, the agency also received reports of crocodile sightings near the boathouse at Da Gama Dam.
Although the photo of one crocodile near the boathouse at Da Gama Dam confirmed its presence, Robert Buchanan, commodore of Forest Sailing Club, is unaware of any sightings.“We had to erect the warning signs as prescribed by the Department of Water Affairs, but as far as I know, no one has seen a crocodile in the dam. Residents are keeping an eye open and if a crocodile is spotted we will contact the relevant authorities and have it captured.
The MTPA has set up cage traps in the White Waters River to catch as many of the remaining ones as possible. A total of 12 were caught this way last week.that he believes there were crocodiles in the rivers and in the Da Gama Dam before his dam wall broke, although the warning signs at the dam were only erected after this incident.New signs around Da Gama Dam, warning of possible crocodile presence.
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