Help Wildlife With Emergency Medical Treatment

Thank you for contributing to our emergency medical fund.   Recently we have had two incidents.

A territorial impala bull was unfortunately killed during a territorial fight with another male.

During our last report, we wrote about the beautiful but very old nyala bull known as Short Horn who had been coming up to our homestead to stand right outside my window. He had broken one of his horns many years ago. His age was progressing and we wondered if we may need to euthanize him as his teeth were worn. 

We decided that it would not have been humane to dart and capture him - we still urgently need to erect a boma  - but even so, to sedate him merely to prolong his life,  did not seem wise. Nevertheless, I did spray him with a wound healing spray where he had a slight wound on his back leg.  We decided to leave him a while longer. After he had not appeared for a few days, we sent our game guard to search for him. Should he have been suffering we would have euthanized him. However nature had taken her course and he had died under a large acacia tree, wild and free. We feel that leaving him to be free and die naturally was the right thing to do. 

However, we still urgently need to construct a secure medical area/ boma and your support would be greatly appreciated. It would help other wild that may need help in our area too!  Had Short Horn been younger and injured he would have needed to be kept safely sedated until he healed.

This was a reminder of how urgent it is for us to finally construct the boma and stables that are planned, as any orphaned or injured animal would need to be cared for by our veterinary surgeon and kept sedated in a secure area.

Please support our project to build this medical facility - it is only with your support that we are able to achieve the very best for the wild of our area! 

Thank you for caring! 

It is always humbling to be able to help an injured, orphaned, or ill wild animal. Nature sometimes takes care of her own but at times we have to intervene and this is where your help is greatly appreciated!

During the past weeks, one of our older nyala bulls named “Shorthorn” has been coming up to our homestead and standing outside my office window. One of his horns was broken many years ago. He overcame that incident and would often be seen browsing close to our home. Recently, however, he began to come right up to the outside of my office window. I noticed that he had a wound with clear claw marks that must have been from a predator. He was uncomfortable and licking it incessantly.  

As he was very close, I decided to try to spray his wound with a germicidal wound healing medication from a position where he would not see me. He stood dead still and allowed this. Then he wandered off and seemed to be grateful. It is amazing that wild animals seem to seek security and help from habituated areas when they are injured - this has often been reported from other Reserves.  As the the spray would deter flies and prevent infection of the wound, I was relieved and thankful to have been able to help him.

We were pleased that he did not need to be sedated and placed in a boma for further treatment. However, it remains of paramount importance for us to construct a secure treatment boma and wildlife orphanage. This boma would be also able to treat animals in need from surrounding areas.  Your support t would be a direct and special way to assist wildlife and prevent suffering. 

Thank you for caring and helping us to do our very best!