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Back to the wild – the serval release

  • Post author:HESC
  • Post published:March 9, 2018
  • Post category:Cats/Releases
  • Post comments:2 Comments

During March 2017, three serval cats that were confiscated by Nature Conservation were brought to the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC) to be raised. The plan with the cats was…

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King Cheetah, Sebeka’s cut leg is treated

  • Post author:HESC
  • Post published:November 15, 2017
  • Post category:Cheetahs/Conservation/From The Hospital/Veterinary
  • Post comments:1 Comment

On Saturday, 4 November we noticed that our female King Cheetah Sebeka was bleeding from her hind leg, and on closer inspection discovered that she had cut her leg. Dr…

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Cheetah cub, Tara’s ongoing struggle with her leg

  • Post author:HESC
  • Post published:November 9, 2017
  • Post category:Cheetahs/From The Hospital/Veterinary
  • Post comments:3 Comments

At the beginning of November last year, we noticed that something wasn’t quite right with one of our cheetah cubs Tara, as she wasn’t putting any weight on one of…

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HESC performs DNA profiling on four cheetah cubs

  • Post author:HESC
  • Post published:August 16, 2017
  • Post category:Cheetahs/Conservation/From The Hospital/Veterinary
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Many of our followers are aware of the cheetah DNA profiling we have been conducting. A change in regulations and the implementation of a new set of requirements for DNA…

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Dr Rogers treats an ill male cheetah

  • Post author:HESC
  • Post published:August 10, 2017
  • Post category:Cheetahs/Conservation/From The Hospital/Veterinary
  • Post comments:0 Comments

The 1st of August 2017 was a busy day at HESC. Dr Rogers was on-site to treat a male cheetah that wasn’t doing well, and then also did DNA profiling…

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The story of resident lions, Scar and Mufasa

  • Post author:HESC
  • Post published:May 17, 2017
  • Post category:Conservation/General Animals
  • Post comments:5 Comments

Scar and Mufasa Scar and Mufasa are the resident lions at HESC. As you might have already guessed, they were named after the iconic brothers in The Lion King movie.…

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HESC rescues leopard cub

  • Post author:HESC
  • Post published:March 20, 2017
  • Post category:Conservation/General Animals/News
  • Post comments:7 Comments

On Wednesday 8 March, we received a call from Musina, a town in the northernmost part of Limpopo Province. HESC was requested to come to the rescue of a baby leopard…

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Two cheetah cubs treated for eye infection

  • Post author:HESC
  • Post published:February 24, 2017
  • Post category:Cheetahs/Conservation/From The Hospital/News
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Two of our young cheetah cubs recently developed an eye infection. This was caused by grass seeds which entered both their right eyes. We’ve had substantial rains in the past…

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The survival and genetic diversity of the cheetah

  • Post author:HESC
  • Post published:December 1, 2016
  • Post category:Cheetahs/Conservation/Education/Research
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The Cheetah is classified as vulnerable in the IUCN red list . This is due to different factors, but most importantly the poor genetic diversity in the species. Many researchers…

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CITES-accredited HESC conducts cheetah DNA profiling

  • Post author:HESC
  • Post published:November 14, 2016
  • Post category:Cheetahs/Conservation/Education/News
  • Post comments:1 Comment

HESC strives to support conservation within the context of a sustainable ecosystem by focusing on the conservation of rare, vulnerable and endangered animal species. Cheetah Conservation is one of our…

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