In the city and suburbs it pays to keep your dog on a leash, cars zooming by presenting a constant danger.

It’s a different story in KZN’s iSimangaliso’s Lake St Lucia Estuary, a video showing what happens when an owner fails to pay attention to what their canines are up to.

Park authorities issued this statement following that video above surfacing:

“iSimangaliso is special in that dog owners are permitted to walk their pets on several of the trails and beach areas directly adjacent to the St Lucia town area that are outside of the Big 5 game fence. However they should always be leashed for the protection of both dogs and wildlife, which is prolific in the area”…

“Visitors must please take note of the warning signage of the presence of potentially dangerous wildlife such as hippo, crocs and sharks, since this part of the Park offers open access to all visitors including their animals but these should always be on leashes.”

Keep your dog on a leash, clean up its turds, watch out for crocs.

[source:traveller24]