On 22nd June, we moved Gertjie and Matimba to one of the bigger enclosures. When we started with the move, it seemed as though it was going to be easy.…
We sadly lost one of our orphaned rhinos, Muddy, on the 6th July 2016. He started having trouble with his breathing around the beginning of July, following a bout of diarrhea…
We are proud to announce the arrival of our first anti-poaching dog, named Zee. Zee was purchased from John Quinton Swartz from Rent-A-Dog, at a total cost of R69 000…
Surviving poached rhino cow, Philippa, underwent another treatment procedure on Saturday 11 June 2016. Dr Rogers darted her with M99 (etorphine), which is greatly favoured for large game animal captures and…
Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC), Project Rhino KZN and Panarottis I’langa Mall partnered together and visited Lumukisa Primary School, Skukuza Primary School, Curro Nelspruit College and St. Peters Primary School as…
On Saturday 21 May 2016 at 08:30, Tom Coetzee from Thornybush Nature Reserve was radio'd from a ranger out on a game drive with news that a lone white rhino calf…
Last year we collaborated with some special partners to bring you the Hope for the Horn Mountain Bike Challenge. Together with Misty Mountain, Project Rhino KZN, Forest Ventures and Cadence…
On Saturday 14 May 2016, Philippa underwent another treatment procedure. Dr. Rogers, Janelle (Dr Rogers’ assistant) and Christo (HESC head curator) went ahead of the rest of the team to dart and stabilise…
Our accounts administrator, Dezi du Plessis, has been preparing for the upcoming Comrades Marathon where she will be running to raise funds for our Rescued Rhino @ HESC. This is what…
On the 23rd of April 2016, Dr Rogers and his team came in to treat Philippa again. We have gathered that Philippa has a sixth sense, because she seems to…