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Wildlife Guardian Wages – Help Khumbulane at Free to be Wild

Mar 20, 2018 · by Russ · In: conservation, Nikela Blog, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: donate, Free to be Wild, wildlife guardian

Oh how we love you Khumblane. From the beginning he’s been a natural but Baye needs help to pay his wildlife guardian wages. Here’s more about him so you can feel as honored as we are to pay his wildlife guardian wages. A 6 month commitment so far but we would like to make it permanent. When you’re around Khumbu you smile a lot and enjoy the animals. But trust me, his real magic is helping Baye build and work this important Rescue Rehab Release Center in Zimbabwe. For the first few years he was her only help and is…

An unexpected opportunity to help at Free to be Wild

Feb 14, 2018 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Baye, Free to be Wild, Nikela Blog, wildlife conseration Tagged: Baye Pigors, children, education, Free to be Wild, rescue rehab center, sponsorship

It was back in March 2015 when Baye first reached out to us. Her new wildlife rescue center, Free to be Wild, was in danger of losing its small 6 acre plot in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Baye needed help and we were happy to respond. Now, three years later a confident young rehabber walks into the café to greet us. It has been a bit over two years since we last met here. Baye joined us for breakfast with a newly rescued baby baboon! This time, no animal in tow only confidence. We spend the next hour catching up over lunch….

Rescued Orphans Now Released – Serval Cats Update

May 14, 2017 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Baye, Free to be Wild, Nikela Blog, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: armed response, Baye Pigors, Free to be Wild, orphaned, Serval cats, wild cats

Baye says it best, “There’s nothing better than returning rescued orphans back into the wild.” From being kept in a small cage to living free. Macho and Sabre are two gorgeous Serval Cats. A young man had them in a small cage for several years. Then, when he left home his mother jumped on the opportunity to set them free. But, didn’t know how. She contacted Baye Pigors with Free to be Wild just outside Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Baye went to visit the young Servals. Yes, they were still wild enough that a successful rehab and return to the wilds looked…

How your donations helped save African wildlife in 2016

Dec 20, 2016 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Baye, Marnus, Nikela Blog, Peter, Shannon, Silke, wildlife conservation Tagged: African Bird of Prey Sanctuary, Bambelela, Baye Pigors, elephant poaching, Free to be Wild, giraffe conservation, Giraffe Conservation Foundation, Kevin Richardson, lion cubs, Lisa Hywood, Lynn Clifford, Marnus Roodbol, rhino poaching, Shannon Hoffman, Silke von Eynern, Steph Fennessy, Tikki Hywood Trust, walking for lions, Wildlife Action Group

Once again we’ve spent most of the year in Africa looking for people who save African wildlife. Thanks to your donations we’ve been able to help many more. 2016 turned out to be a banner year! Many thanks to folks like you who donated to save African wildlife. I’m sitting at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. The perfect majestic setting to feel the grandeur of creation. Clouds cover much of the mountain from view at the moment. Just like in January we couldn’t ‘see’ the number of people saving wildlife we could assist. How your donations helped save African wildlife…

Two rescued Serval Cats ready for release

Nov 17, 2016 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: #NikelaAfrica, Baye, Free to be Wild, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation Tagged: Baye Pigors, Free to be Wild, Rescue rehabilitation, Serval cats

Earlier this year Baye from Free to be Wild reached out for help to save two Serval cats. Here’s what we did. She lays her ears back and snarls. Ferocious! Baye laughs as we approach the holding pen of the two Serval Cats ready for release. The day the Servals came to the rescue center Baye was showing Khumbulane (her right hand man) that it was okay to go into the enclosure to feed them. Well, not so. Baye entered the cage with donated container of live mice. (The Servals were desperately in need of exercise and needed to get…

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Wildlife Guardian Wages – Help Khumbulane at Free to be Wild

An unexpected opportunity to help at Free to be Wild

Rescued Orphans Now Released – Serval Cats Update

How your donations helped save African wildlife in 2016

Two rescued Serval Cats ready for release

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