HESC – Whats been going on November 2013

The past two weeks have been quite busy at the Centre. Dr. Rogers, the vet, came in to do some routine checkups whilst working with animals, and we had two remarkable cheetah releases. The first release took place on the morning of the 27th October. Susan, a female cheetah, was released onto Camp Jabulani’s property on the Greater Kapama Private. . .

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. . .

Rhino Day and Darting at Shamwari

It was National Rhino Day in South Africa on the 21st of Aug and we once again joined Christine le Roux from the Born Free Foundation and the. . .

Brown Hyena at Shamwari Conservation Experience

The brown hyena is an elusive, nocturnal scavenger which feed mainly on vertebrate remains. With a trained eye one should be able to spot brown hyena activity such. . .