Dear Readers,
Something very exciting is happing for us at the Trust - Lisa is currently in the southern part of the country preparing a very special young serval for release. You may or may not recall a young male serval we talked about in a past newsletter (Dec 07) who was hit by a car. Frodo has undergone several major surgeries in an effort to fix a broken leg. He is finally in good enough shape to move to a soft release enclosure. He was immobilized and collared on 12th April 2008 and as I write is being settled into his new tempory home. Lisa will give a full report when she gets back, so please keep your fingers crossed for Frodo that it all goes well.
In the meantime, we have mentioned a number of times how we have had difficulty uploading photos. However, we have managed to get some up. We hope these images will amuse and inspire you all, they came with a lot of perservence and sweat and patience…….
Send us your comments – we are always encouraged when we hear from you all.
This is Fuzzy Peg - sweet little teacup hedgehog!
This is Asia, ”supermodel” African wild cat whom we hope will bond soon with Siam, the red African wild cat male.
This is the handsome boy himself - Siam, red African wild cat.
This is Atlantic, African wild cat male being collared by Lisa.
Atlantic in recovery after having a collar fitted.
This is Mr. Pigling Bland, male hedgehog enjoying a bit of sun.
Bilbo – young male serval at release site Bushman Rock Estates.
Coco (left - female) & Dior (right - male) orphaned genets.
Moley Warp - male hedgehog on a stroll in the garden.
Rafiki, the handsome half king serval male.
Arwen – young female serval.
Starsky - top breeding male African wild cat at the Trust.
Rascal the pensive - young male large-spotted genet.
Francis - African civet female in her house.
Phiri – baby Lichtenstein’s Hartebeest male (See Dec 07 newsletter).
Finally - little cutie after a meal…… Baby Southern African hedgehog.
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Oh Lisa, you did it, wonderful meeting all these beautiful creatures! Thank you so much for sharing your Noah’s Ark with us…what precious babies they all are. Just look at little cutie, what a face!
Wonderful photos! Thank you so much for posting them. Fingers crossed that Frodo’s release goes well.
wonderful to meet the team! Beautiful photos. These guys are such characters. I look forward to hearing how the release went. Many people are confused about how the release can be successful in the Zimbabwe that we read about – it sounds rather chaotic over there, will the animals be safe after release? How do you track how well they survive?
Paula, I was so enthralled looking at all these pictures, I forgot to comment on Frodo’s release. I’m praying this little guy makes a life for himself in the wild, he’s been through so much. You know, it’s really great to see pictures of the animals Lisa has talked about in her earlier blogs, easier to remember each of their amazing stories. Thanks again, for this special post.
Thank you for share with us this beautiful photos! They are adorable. Also thank you for the great job you are doing there!
There you have some photos of particular interest, like that of the african hedgehog. There are a lot of photos of the euroasiatic hedgehog, but photos of real african ones are in fact rare. For many people all species of hedgehogs looks identical, but in fact there are some slight differences in size, weight, color and even shape and size of the ears! like the african desert hedgehog, that has this really big ears as an adaptation to its extreme habitat´s climate and to localize some underground bugs in different developing phases. And what to say about the wildcat pictures? Photos of this little observed creature, even in captivity, are extremely rare, and, appart of this, here we have scientists like Lisa that have the fortune to work in the conservation of these beautiful animals. I sincerely invite all readers to this blog to really appreciate the scientific value of this interesting photos (including that of the african civet) and the hard work that this Trust is doing to protect them. Thanks!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve come back to this post just to get another glimpse of these babies. Cheers me up and puts a big smile on my face. Thanks again, Theresa
You won’t belive it when I was staying at my uncles. We were laying on the floor there was a spiky thing and when I turn the light on there was a heghog it was a amzaing. thanks again Catherine.
I LOVE all these animals. I’m writing a book, and an African civet is one of the main characters. None of the other kids in my class seem to know about any exotic animals, it’s like I’m the only 10 year old who knows anything about animals. Well, anyway great shots, I loved all of them, and thought they were all cute.
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