Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers are constantly looking for suitable release sites for rehabilitated wildlife and we have access to a 1300 hectare reserve that will be perfect as a release site for small to medium wild animals, including carnivores like caracal, jackal, genet and civet as well as small antelope, porcupines, bushbabies and even owls. These animals will be housed temporarily in a soft release enclosure built with high quality materials so it can be used over a prolonged period.
There are often a shortage in suitable release sites for rehabilitated wildlife. Wild animals are rehabilitated after being confiscated from humans or after suffering an injury, disease or being poisoned, they are supposed to then be released back into the wild, but this is not always as easy as it sounds as available release sites can get saturated and new areas need to be found. It is also not a good idea to just release animals into a new area before they become familiar with their new home.
We have access to a 1300 hectares or 3200 acres reserve bordering the Kruger National Park, this area is suitable as a release site for small to medium wild animals that can settle in the area or eventually find their way into the Greater Kruger National Park. We want to build a soft release enclosure of 10 meters wide by 10 meters long and 2 meters high, divided down the center to create two enclosures. This enclosure will be used to house the animals for a short period of time before release.
A new release site for small to medium wild animals like caracal, serval, jackal, civet, genet, honey badger, mongoose, hedgehog, porcupine, lesser bushbabies and small antelope. This will help introduce new genetics into areas with previously low numbers of individuals of these species. It will create new populations in areas where they were wiped out due to poaching or disease.
