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 Hand Rearing and Infant Care of Wild Animals

To hand rear and rehabilitate a wild animal means to return an animal back into its natural habitat in such a condition that the animal can initially survive the elements and secondly, effectively re-enter the social hierarchy.

The ultimate objective, in successful rehabilitation, is for that individual animal to breed and pass its genes into the wild population.

Nursing, care and managing these animals requires intimate knowledge of the requirements (nutrition) and habits of the various species, as well as an understanding and ability to adapt those requirements to a captive and compromised condition.

The care, nursing and hand rearing of an animal are therefore a process, which has various important stages that one has to be aware of.

Birds, antelopes, cats, primates, rhino and elephants will be discussed.

The Venue: 

The Game Capture School operates in the Tambotie Flatlands near the Nyslvlei National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Lecturers:

 

Group size:

Maximum 30 

Course dates:

 23, 24, 25 October 2008

Cost:

To be advised

Includes:

Brunch and lunch, practical work, lectures, demonstrations and notes.

Excludes:

Transport to and from venue, accommodation, dinner and alcohol beverages.

The GameCaptureSchool reserves the right to make changes to the program should it be deemed necessary.

Download this course in pdf format

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Kim & Des Nel - Hand Rearing Course | October 2007
We both wanted to say how much we enjoyed the course, and appreciate the time, effort and sincere passion displayed by all our lecturers. The course gave us such an insight into the difficulties as well as the rewards of caring for both orphaned and injured animals. Also many thanks to Celia for providing us with the wonderful meals and snacks throughout the course!

Once again many many thanks, and we look forward to meeting you all again on one of your courses in the future!”

 Luzanne Leahy - Hand Rearing Course | October 2007
The course was really great – always a refresher for me. The only thing I would have liked, is to have been able to do a bit more practical – especially tubing the animals.
Working with Kallie was great – speaking of which, how did the new plaster goody from J&J work on his leg?? Hopefully you are all almost at the end of his treatment now.
Thanks once again for the great course
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Yolette de Beer - Hand Rearing Course | October 2007
We will definately be on the next course, I learnt so much and you all are fantastic people”.
Keep well Yolette”

Lolita De Witt - Hand Rearing Course | October 2007
“Hi Everyone ,I learnt so much and it was lovely for me to be there. Thank you for all you did, you are truly doing a remarkable job. Petronel said I could collect my CD and certificate as we are up in that area every week end. Just let me know when it is ready. Thank you once again for all the information you shared. We will definitely see you again”.

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PO Box 1637 | Mookgophong | SOUTH AFRICA | 0560
Cell/Mobile : +27 082 825 8735
E-mail : info@gamecapture.info

Date of entry: November 2001 | Date of latest update: June 12, 2008