Roger the rhino's story
Roger, a baby white rhino, was born on the 16th of December 2003 in a boma used for relocating animals. Unaware of the cow’s pregnancy, the relocation of a rhino…
Thank you – Rhinoforce and Pick ‘n Pay
This weekend, we had some very special guests at the Centre… and they brought us a very generous gift! Ricki Kirschner from Rhinoforce arrived with a car full of Pronutro.…
Gertjie and Lammie
Those who have been following us for a while will know that our road to find a companion animal for Gertjie has not gone as smoothly as we had hoped.…
Update on Lion's Den – 20 July 2014
On Sunday, 20 July, we noticed some maggot eggs on the edges of Lion’s Den’s cast. Worried that the cast may be open, we decided to call out our veterinary…
THE DAY WE TOOK IN AN ORPHANED BABY RHINO…
It was just an ordinary day at The HESC when we got the call about a baby rhino which had been found next to his dead and butchered mother. We did…
AN UPDATE ON GERTJIE, OUR ORPHANED BABY RHINO
Gertjie We’ve been getting a lot of questions about Gertjie, so we’ve decided to put together a list of frequently asked questions and answers! How is Gertjie doing? Gertjie is…
An update on Lion's Den – 18 June 2014
Lion’s Den It has been almost 10 months since we took in the two rhinos that were involved in a poaching incident. Click here to read the whole story. It has…
Baby rhino arrives at HESC after mother poached
08 May 2014 - We took custody of a very special animal last night. A 3 month old baby rhino, anticipated to have been born on around the 19th February, was…