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Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and Khulula Wild Care - Animal Care Projects
Volunteering at a Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in South Africa gives you hands on experience in animal care, rehabilitation and hand-rearing of wildlife.
Phinda Wildlife Research Project
Phinda is one of the success stories of large mammal reintroduction. Volunteers at Phinda become research assistants, and are actively involved in studying the wonderful biodiversity of this stunning game reserve.
African Conservation Experience - Game Capture Team
Game Capture is a specialised part of reserve and wildlife management in South Africa. Volunteers can join the capture and relocation of species such as buffalo, rhino, giraffe and antelopes.
New dates released - Zingela Rhino Relocation!
Help rhinos fight back & work on the wild side this September! Rhino are fast becoming one of the most valuable and vulnerable species in southern Africa due to the recent rise in poaching for ho...
A Cloud's Sliver Lining
At 1am on 14th June, 3 month old white rhino calf, Lunar, arrived at Khulula Wild Care after a traumatic few days. Unfortunately her mother, Jessica, was attacked and killed by an elephant a few da...
Zingela Rhino Relocation
Join a dedicated team to capture and relocate two sub adult white rhino in September 2011! Rhino are fast becoming one of the most valuable and vulnerable species in southern Africa due to the re...
Sleeping under the stars with a baby rhino - My unforgettable African Conservation Experience
"I never thought that I would have felt so at home after travelling alone over 5000 miles away from where I live in England, but at Khulula Wild Care, I did.My passion for wildlife, conservation an...
Rhino Rebellion
South Africa is classified as one of the most important countries in terms of rhino conservation, specifically the white rhino. At the end of 2007, South Africa was responsible for conserving 35 pe...
Shimongwe Kwa-Zulu Vet Students Care for Mkombe and Nyoni
Volunteers at Shimongwe Kwa-Zulu Veterinary Experience have been continuing to care for Mkombe and Nyoni at the base camp, where the wildlife vet holds a zoo license for hand rearing rhino. Nyoni ...
World Cup Celebrating South African Style
Volunteers working at Shimongwe Wildlife Veterinary Experience with Dr Masterson, based near Hluhluwe, have got into the World Cup Spirit, with rhino calf feeding taking on a more colourful approac...
Baby Black Rhino Is Rescued!
At 4 weeks old she arrived on the 21 February 2010 which fell on the last Sunday of the month. Sunday is normally a day of down time for volunteers… except when the unexpected happens! Moh...
Bush baby breeding project and new additions at Tambotie
Tambotie Wildlife Care Centre has some new additions to the centre including 2 baby rhinos, 2 vervet monkeys, 3 lions and 11 bush babies! These babies are part of the bush baby breeding project now...
Rhino hand rearing and rehabilitation for Shimongwe volunteers!
Wildlife vet Dr Masterson from our Shimongwe Wildlife Veterinary Project now has his own zoo license to enable the care and hand raising of 2 orphan baby rhinos at the volunteer accommodation. The ...
Black rhino
The rhino is prized for its horn. Not a true horn, it is made of thickly matted hair that grows from the skull without skeletal support. The major demand for horn is in Asia, where it is used in traditional medicine and ornamental carvings. On Phinda Wildlife Research Project you can help monitor these magnificent creatures.
How to hand rear a rhino
A good hand-rearer should be prepared to invest a lot of effort with the reward being the release of a successfully rehabilitated animal. 15% of body weight per day is required to supply nutritional needs for rhinos and in some cases feeds are required throughout the night.
Hand rearing a rhino
Given the current conservation status of both the black and white rhino populations, each and every animal is of high importance. Bottle feeding is the preferable method used for hand rearing these animals.
Rhino capture
M99 is a powerful morphine derivative. Once sedated with M99, a rhino will sink to the ground, allowing the capture team to rope the animal and take blood and other samples.
Hands-on capture work
Students at game capture get the opportunity to experience the every day workings of the team, and are afforded the opportunity to get hands on capture experience - as opposed to being only spectators!
The White Rhino
Under the hot African sun, rhinos find a suitable water hole and roll in its mud, coating their skin with a natural bug repellent and sun bloc
Walking with mum
Unlike the calves of the black rhino, white rhino calves walk in front of the mother
The White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum)
The word rhinoceros is derived from Greek, meaning nose horn which is their most distinctive feature. The white rhinoceros derives its scientific name, Ceratotherium simum from the Greek cerato, meaning horn; thorium, meaning wild beast and simum meaning flat nosed.
Phinda Wildlife Research Project
Video of volunteers at the Phinda Wildlife Research Project in South Africa
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