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…

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…

PEPPER, THE CARACAL, WAS RELEASED

Post author:HESC
Post published:March 5, 2019
Post category:Cats Conservation General Animals Releases

Last week, we released Pepper, the caracal onto the Kapama Private Game Reserve. Pepper was a problem animal previously before he came to us. He arrived when he was still quite…

MISS PIGGY, OUR BUSH PIG PATIENT, GET'S RELEASED

Post author:HESC
Post published:March 1, 2019
Post category:Conservation General Animals Releases What's been going on

Miss Piggy, the little bush pig that joined us in July 2018, has fully healed and are stronger than ever. After being seriously injured, our team assisted with the amazing…

Baby Bushbuck is brought to HESC – News from our Animal Hospital

Post author:HESC
Post published:October 2, 2018
Post category:From The Hospital General Animals

On Friday 28th September, we got a call to assist with a baby bushbuck that had been found wandering on his own. He had been following workers aimlessly around a…

A little Bushpig Patient at HESC

Post author:HESC
Post published:August 29, 2018
Post category:From The Hospital General Animals Veterinary What's been going on

We took in a new patient at HESC recently, the sweetest little female Bushpig, who was not more than three months old, when she arrived. Our centre got the call…

The Story of little NODDY – A Little Dog with a Formidable Heart.

Post author:HESC
Post published:August 23, 2018
Post category:General Animals Meet The Team Spotlight On

Nine years ago, in 2009, little Noddy was brought to us at HESC, and it was love at first sight for us all. This brave little Miniature Pinscher had been…

Rescued Porcupine Elvis

Post author:HESC
Post published:December 5, 2017
Post category:General Animals Orphans Veterinary

Can you imagine being described as a thorny pig? This word was derived from the Middle French word, porc d'espine and that pretty much sums up this little boy: It is…

The environmental importance of the vulture restaurant at HESC

Post author:HESC
Post published:November 13, 2017
Post category:Birds Conservation General Animals

The vulture restaurant at HESC might be for some a difficult sight to absorb and odour to handle. However, this ‘pit of bones’ is very important from a conservation point…