A Barn Owl nestling was found on the ground at ATKV Eiland Spa Holiday resort in Letsitele which is near Tzaneen. With no sight of the mother or nest around, caring people drove about an hour and a half to bring the owl to us. Our plan for the owl is to have it ringed and raise it until adulthood […]
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A three day old zebra foal came to us from Blyde River Botanical Reserve. It was suspected that his mother died given birth so he joined the rest of the herd. Unfortunately for the foal, it was a male, fights for dominance between stallions can be savage, and the adult male started to kick and bite him, so they rescued […]
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Recently we had to move the Serval mother and her two kittens to a new enclosure, as their enclosure was masked in fleas. Once relocated, the family was sprayed with FrontLine and injected with Vitamin B to increase their appetite. Due to the fact that they had a flea infestation, they had lost a fair amount of blood and it […]
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Our resident adult female Martial Eagle was admitted into our clinic, for mites eating her head feathers. The clinic staff applied Dectomax which is used to treat parasites on feathers and put her back in her enclosure. They will continue to monitor her and if necessary to apply more Dectomax. There has already been an improvement in her condition, we […]
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One of our female servals had two adorable little kittens. They are now a month old, growing up fast and doing well – feeding on milk and rats. As we have a successful Serval breeding program our main goal is to prepare them for release. In the Eastern Cape, Nature Conservation officials claimed that Servals had become extinct in the […]
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A baby Insect-eating Bat fell from a tree in Tremisana Lodge in Balule Game Reserve. The Bat pup was escorted by a Viva Safi guide and guests, who were joining our morning tour. The pup was so tiny and had its eyes closed, we didn’t think it would survive the night. Due to the excellent work of Nikita, Head of […]
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It was time for our 1 year old cheetah cubs to get their annual cat flu injections. While they were distracted with food, Jacqueline Bisco a vet from Brazil who was volunteering with us injected them with the vaccine. The cubs did not realize what happened as they were too occupied with their meal. **DID YOU KNOW? New-born cubs have […]
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One of our resident Cape Vulture was admitted into our clinic, as both eyes where closed due to infection. We put Eye Ointment in his eyes, gave him Baytril an antibiotic as well as karba-dusted him for feather parasites. Due to the high volume of other sick and injured animals in our clinic, we were worried that the eye infection […]
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A very weak, two week old baby Grey Duiker was found next to Orpen Road. It was undernourished, dehydrated, and covered in ticks. Unfortunately it passed away a few hours later, we suspect it was due to the fact that it was left in the hot sun on the road for an extended period of time and was too dehydrated […]
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The baby speckled mousebird was found on the ground in the Klaserie Caravan Park. The people that found it could not find the nest or the parents, as they were scared it will get eaten by dogs, cats and other animals, so they brought it to us. Other than being very young there was no injuries, so Lisa Marie Haggadone […]
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