Jimmy & Heather Giannoccaro, Craig Paul, Rosemary Blignaut and Lesley Blignaut with Khula
Apart from adopting one of our cheetahs recently – which is in itself a bighearted and incredible gesture – Heather Giannoccaro (co-owner of G&H Transport and Repairs) has literally motored her way down HESC’s dauntingly …Read more
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I’ve been at HESC for almost a week, and already I’ve seen and done so much. Helping out in the small butchery has become a regular task, and involves preparing food for the smaller African cats, as well as the four young cheetahs. I found it funny to discover that some of the cats eat similar food to my house cats back home. I also had my first experience in the …Read more
HESC offers people between the ages of 18 and 35 years the opportunity to experience the Centre in an intensive and hands-on 21-day programme.
It is divided into three main sections: Participation, Conservation and Sight Seeing.
The main focus of the programme is on the cheetah, and throughout their stay participants are involved in the everyday care of these magnificent animals. This includes cleaning, feeding, and where required, assisting …Read more
Jo on Jabulani – Camp Jabulani’s namesake
Our final week has come to an end and we will soon be heading back home. This week has given us even more amazing memories to take back with us.
We had to wake up at 4am (and we thought we had to get up early to go to …Read more
The soon to be released Red caracal
At the beginning of December last year HESC received a phone call from a farmer who was experiencing problems with a Red caracal on his livestock farm. Fortunately he decided against killing this beautiful animal, as is so often the case in these situations. Christo (curator) …Read more
May students at Nungu Camp: Niels, Marina, Laura, Lizzy & Jo
This week has been full of great experiences. On Saturday we were tasked with putting Frontline® on the cheetahs. This included trapping them one by one in a crush cage and restraining them with sticks. It proved quite challenging with the wild cheetahs, but the …Read more
In hot water!
We witnessed a remarkable thing here at the Centre recently. We were busy feeding the Wild dogs when the ever opportunistic vultures chanced their arm (or in this case wing) – as they always do - to get at the dogs’ meat. One in particular was a little cockier than the rest, and to …Read more
Jo having a conversation with the parrots at Khamai Reptile Park
Our first week here at HESC has been both wonderful and exciting. The first few days were spent getting to know all the different animals that are resident at the Centre, as well as learning the general lay of …Read more
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