Lente Roode on the release of Gertjie and Matimba
It’s been a month now since Gertjie and Matimba have been back in the wild and from the reports we are receiving the two have adapted very well to their…
A SUCCESSFUL SIX MONTHS SINCE TILLIE THE CHEETAH’S RELEASE INTO THE WILD
It has been nearly six months since Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC) released Tillie, a captive-bred cheetah, onto the Pidwa Wilderness Reserve on 29 January 2019. Katie Rooke and the…
Gertjie and Matimba's Five Year Journey from Victims to Victors
Gertjie and Matimba's extraordinary journeys both started with absolute heartache and sadness, but five-years later continue with hope, pride, love and best of all, freedom. Their stories caught the world’s…
HESC rehabilitates and releases a Southern Ground Hornbill
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…
PRESS RELEASE: British Princess attended release of a cheetah in a wilderness reserve
HESC released a seven year old captive-bred female cheetah in the Pidwa Wilderness Reserve during January 2019. The release formed part of the Southern African cheetah meta-population programme facilitated by…
PEPPER, THE CARACAL, WAS RELEASED
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
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…
Update on Cheetah Release on Pidwa Wilderness Reserve
On the 29th January 2019, HESC released a captive-bred female cheetah named Tilla into Pidwa Wilderness Reserve. We have a positive update from Katie Rooke, who has advised that Tilla…
HESC RELEASES A CHEETAH IN A WILDERNESS RESERVE
The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC) is pleased to announce that we have released a captive-bred female cheetah in the Pidwa Wilderness Reserve yesterday, Tuesday 29 January 2019. The release forms…
Rehabilitated rhino poaching survivors, Lion's Den and Dingle Dell, are released back into the wild.
Five years after two rhinos survived a vicious poaching attack that left them severely injured and a bull dead, they have been returned to the wild. Fully rehabilitated, but dehorned…
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