The hippo was pushed out of his herd by the older bulls and he had come to the Lodge swimming pool looking for water as he could not return to the dam. The vet and manager decided that he should not just be allowed to return to the herd as the older bulls would have killed him.
They decided that they should sell him to a nearby lodge where he could start a new life. They planned to dart him and sedate him after which he will be lifted out of the swimming pool with a crane and transported to the new home.
The vet planned to do it on Thursday but due to circumstances he only arrived on Friday morning.
Unfortunately after the lodge managers and a local game catching company tried everything they could to help him Solly passed away on Friday morning just before the vet arrived.
I do not wish to point fingers and blame anybody for the death of Solly so I will only be posting the links to stories about the event.
A big thank you to the managers of Monate Lodge, Ruby and Nico Ferreira for their hospitality and friendly reception.
After a week where 44 people dies due to protest the rescue had become a glimmer of hope in the dark time we came out of. None of us suspected the death of the animal until about a hour before he died.
Links to full stories:
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| Solly on day two of his ordeal |
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| Solly on his last day, about an hour before he passed away. |
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| Simon Prinsloo, owner of Nylsvlei Game Catchers tries to keep Solly cool using a hosepipe. |
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| A last thrash moments before he died. |
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| Solly being lifted out of the swimming pool using the equipment that was on standby for 2 days waiting for the veterinarian to arrive. Standing on top of him is Alex Lewis, the vet. |
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| Alex Lewis, the vet in charge of the operation. |
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| Solly Sibuyu, the game ranger after whom Solly was named. |
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