Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife

by Scales Conservation Fund NPC
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife
Help Feed Sick and Injured Wildlife

Project Report | Nov 23, 2022
Many little mouths to feed...

By Amy Aucamp-Clark | Campaign Manager

Baby Duiker
Baby Duiker
Since our last report in July there has been so many hungry little mouths passing through the centre that you would be reading for days if we were to write about each and every one of them, so we have selected just a few of our favourite stories to share with you.
Baby Duiker
A baby duiker was found soon after birth by some construction workers. The place his mother had chosen to give birth is frequented by domestic hunting dogs and the builders felt they couldn’t leave the little duiker there in the bush as the dogs would surely find him, so the brought him to ReWild. The little one was dehydrated and very hungry. After some much needed fluid therapy the baby duiker was soon greedily sucking down milk formula. ReWild typically rehab the smaller wildlife species and don’t really cater for the larger species. So unfortunately the little duiker couldn’t stay for too long and needed to move to a rehabilitation centre more geared for his needs, so the duiker spent a week with ReWild to ensure he was strong enough for the move and then trasported to Umoya Khulula Wildlife Centre where they raise a lot of antelope and have the right facilities for them. We are pleased to say that the baby duiker is thriving and will be able to be released back to the wild when he comes of age.
Angolan free-tailed bat
It was early winter and 'Mike' was only just learning to fly and hunt for himself. He was still dependant on mum for milk but that option was coming to an end. The late season pups often face going independent as winter arrives and insect numbers plummet, the pups born earlier in the season have it far easier. Like it wasn’t tough enough for Mike, he had also picked up a tummy bug and had a very serious case of diarrhoea. Just when it seemed things couldn’t get any more difficult, Mike ended up on the ground. Most bats are unable to get airborne from the ground, they need to take off from height to get flying. Mike was now stuck on the ground. Fortunately for Mike he had grounded on the floor of a hardware store and was found by a caring person. He arrived at ReWild little more than a bag of bones. Emergency fluid therapy got Mike a bit more stable and ready for a drink of milk formula. Antibiotics were needed to resolve Mike’s tummy bug before he could really start feeling better and recovering.
Mike has been spending the winter at ReWild regaining his normal body weight and then some, building up a buffer against possible lean times in the future. He is due to be released soon.
Baby Mouse
Timmy the mouse, was the first baby to arrive at ReWild for this baby season. Timmy was found by a cat and sustained crush injuries resulting in internal bleeding. The cat’s owners rushed Timmy out to the centre but they feared his chances of survival were very slim, but he was a fighter and made it through his first 24 hrs and is getting stronger all the time. Timmy is drinking his milk formula well, toileting normally and sleeping lots allowing his body to heal and grow.
Yellow-Billed Hornbill
A young Yellow-Billed Hornbill was brought in to the centre after being found on the road. He’d obviously been hit by a car. His right eye was very bruised and swollen and he was showing obvious signs of concussion. After couple of days of anti-inflammatories, pain medication and eye ointment he was feeling a lot better. The bruising and inflammation of his eye is coming down and he’s now able to open his eye a little. Fortunately there appears to be no serious damage to the actual eyeball. He definitely gives the hospital food at ReWild a very high rating, as he has a very impressive appetite.
We expect the little fella will make a full recovery after some more time to rest and heal and enjoy the food.
Mike, Angolan Free-Tailed Bat
Mike, Angolan Free-Tailed Bat
Baby Mouse
Baby Mouse
Yellow-Billed Hornbill
Yellow-Billed Hornbill

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Jul 27, 2022
Stories from ReWild, the wildlife you helped feed!

By Amy Aucamp-Clark | Campaign Manager

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Scales Conservation Fund NPC

Location: Hoedspruit, Limpopo - South Africa
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Amy Aucamp-Clark
Hoedspruit , Limpopo South Africa

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