Tag Archives: Kapama Reserve

HESC STUDENT PROGRAMME – FINAL BLOG UPDATE: 14 JULY 2014

July 15, 2014Education, Student Programme, Wildlife Conservation ExperienceAnimal Conservation, Animal rehabilitation, Camp Jabulani, Cheetah Centre, Cheetah Conservation, Endangered Species, HESC, Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre, Kapama Reserve, Wildlife ConservationHESC

At the elephant back safari Last week, four new students arrived at the Centre to join our group. They are Victoire Laurier and Paul Laurier from France, and Nicola and Patric Murray from England. The past two weeks were filled with so many activities, including: We made quite a number of visits to the vet. One of the cheetahs was ill, so we took her to the nearby town (Hoedspruit) to the…
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Genet release

June 10, 2013Conservation, General Animals, ReleasesAnimal Conservation, Animal rehabilitation, Camp Jabulani, HESC, Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre, Kapama Reserve, Wildlife ConservationHESC

Large spotted genet Victor van Wyk recently found two large-spotted genet babies in his garden. After a thorough search, he was unable to find the mother. He lives in a busy neighborhood, where there was a good chance of the young genets getting caught by a dog or cat, so he decided that the best thing to do would be to take them to Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC). When…
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