Female Cheetah Relocated to Hluhluwe – HESC

On 27 October, curator Christo Scheibers arranged for the transfer of a female cheetah from the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre to Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal. The cheetah was taken to the Thanda Game Reserve the following morning, where she was released into a boma (enclosure). This female was one of five cheetahs that were moved from the Mountain Zebra National Park on. . .

Leopard Conservation at HESC

On the 17th of July 2012, Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre’s animal curator, Christo Schreiber, was contacted by the Leopard Conservation Project (LCP). They were bringing yet another leopard. . .

Hoedspruit’s Cheetah Whisperer

Many people around the world speak of a woman in Hoedspruit who communicates with cheetahs…but this is no old wive’s tale… Whether fact or fiction, we at Hoedspruit. . .

HESC and Kapama Anti Poaching Initiatives

Poaching is the illegal taking of wild plants or animals, in contravention of local and international wildlife management laws, as well as against conservation. It is therefore the. . .

HESC – Update June 2012

The past month – including the week gone by – has been very exciting for all of us at the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre. And we’re not even. . .