HESC Update – Cheetahs Released on Blue Canyon Conservancy

12th January 2012Hoedspruit Endangered Species CentreWildlife Conservation

At the end of last year HESC went to Mountain Zebra National Park in Cradock, Graaf-Reinet to fetch five cheetahs that were due to be relocated to the Blue Canyon Conservancy in Hoedspruit. The adult female (age unknown) and her three 18-month-old cubs (one male and two females) were brought to the Centre along with a four-year-old adult male. A. . .

Kariega Volunteer Update November 2011 – Justine, Volunteer Coordinator

29th December 2011Wildlife ConservationKariega Game ReserveVolunteer Coordinator Updates

This month the Kariega volunteer programme team positioned the leopard research trail cameras in new spots around the reserve. These motioned censored cameras capture pictures of animals moving. . .

Kariega Volunteer Update October 2011 – Justine, Volunteer Coordinator

4th December 2011Wildlife ConservationKariega Game ReserveVolunteer Coordinator Updates

This month has really shown the arrival of summer, and we made the most of the warm weather by doing all sorts of exciting outdoor activities. We took. . .

HESC UPDATE! – THE LEOPARD CONSERVATION PROJECT

26th October 2011Hoedspruit Endangered Species CentreWildlife Conservation

On the 8th of September our friends at HESC received another leopard through the Leopard Conservation Project. Project founder, Fred Berrangé, together with Nature Conservation, discovered yet another caged leopard. . .

Kariega Volunteer Update September 2011 – Justine, Volunteer Coordinator

24th October 2011Wildlife ConservationKariega Game ReserveVolunteer Coordinator Updates

Towards the end of August Camp Jabulani sent HESC a Bateleur eagle that had flown into an electric fence. Its left wing was severely burned, so the reserves’ curator, Christo,. . .