The world of a curator: Linri Janse van Rensburg

Post author:HESC
Post published:October 29, 2019
Post category:Cats Cheetahs Conservation Meet The Team

To give you a peek into the world of a curator, we’re going to be sharing some of their memories and experiences with you from now on. The first is…

Meet Natasha Roscherr, our Assistant Animal Curator at HESC

Post author:HESC
Post published:October 24, 2019
Post category:Conservation General Animals Meet The Team Mopane - Orphaned Elephant News

Natasha assists Head Curator Linri Janse van Rensburg in caring for the animals at HESC. This may sound simple, but considering that we have so many different species of different…

The Vulture Restaurant at HESC

Post author:HESC
Post published:September 11, 2019
Post category:Conservation General Animals Research

Following on International Vulture Awareness Day last week, read more about how we contribute to the conservation of the species. Visitors have a treat in store when they visit the…

HESC | WCT THANK YOU BLOG

Post author:HESC
Post published:August 16, 2019
Post category:Conservation Donations & Sponsorship News

Weekends are always full of thank yous thus we would love to say thank you to our awesome supporters from the last 2 months. HEALTH & HYGIENE F10 PRODUCTS Special thanks…

Ella joins HESC APU unit

Post author:HESC
Post published:June 26, 2019
Post category:Anti-Poaching Conservation Meet The Team News

Poachers beware; the newest member of our K-9 anti-poaching unit will start with her training this week. Ella, now eight weeks old, is a Dutch Shepherd dog that was donated…

Good News on Sophia, the Cheetah

Post author:HESC
Post published:June 19, 2019
Post category:Cats Cheetahs Conservation Veterinary

After we recently posted on our cheetah Sophiah who has been unwell, we received so many enquiries from supporters that we’d like to update you on her progress and fill…

AFRICAN WILD DOGS – How much do you know about them?

Post author:HESC
Post published:May 21, 2019
Post category:Conservation General Animals

Do you know your wild dog? Lycaon pictus. You know they’re part of a pack, that you should never get in between them during a chase and that they resemble…

HESC rehabilitates and releases a Southern Ground Hornbill

Post author:HESC
Post published:May 20, 2019
Post category:Conservation From The Hospital News Releases Rescue And Rehabilitation Veterinary

The team at HESC are delighted to announce a brief and successful rehabilitation and release of a Southern Ground Hornbill back into the wild. Emaciated and very weak when he came…

A quick update on Esme

Post author:HESC
Post published:May 7, 2019
Post category:Conservation Esme the Rhino Orphans Rescued Rhinos @ HESC Rhinos Veterinary

A quick update on Esme and her movements at HESC the last few weeks: Esme stepped into something sharp a few weeks ago and has since been treated for an…

DO YOU KNOW YOUR RHINO?

Post author:HESC
Post published:April 15, 2019
Post category:Anti-Poaching Conservation Rescue And Rehabilitation Rescued Rhinos @ HESC Rhinos

Do you know everything there is to know about rhinos? Perhaps… perhaps not. These facts below are great not only to drop into the middle of a conversation on your…