Game Capture School - Hand Rearing and Infant Care Course
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COURSE: Hand Rearing and Infant Care

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 its 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 is therefore a process. This process has various important stages that one has to be aware of.

The hand rearing and care 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:

Dr. Leon Venter, Carin Cloete,Jacqui Rankin

Group size:

Maximum 30 

Course dates:

21, 22, 23 and 24 October 2009

Cost:

To be advised
A 50%, non-refundable deposit will be required to secure your place on our courses.

Includes:

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

Excludes:

Flights to and from South Africa | Transport to and from venue | Laundry | Telephone calls | Alcoholic beverages

The Game Capture School reserves the right to make changes to the program should it be deemed necessary.

Also available if you attend this course:
Chemical and Physical Restraint of Wild Animals - a Training and Field Manual for African Species. This full colour, glossy paper manual, is a must for any chemical capture with all the information needed to assist you in your chemical captures.

Please order in advance so we have enough copies available. Cost: R605.00 VAT inclusive.

Download this course in pdf format

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Sven Bruss - Hand Rearing Course | October 2008
Thank you very much for a very good course I learnt a lot.

Yolindi du Preez - Hand Rearing Course | October 2008
Ek wil net weereens baie dankie se vir die wonderlike kursus wat julle aangebied het. Dit was een van die "amazingste" tye in my lewe. Ek het die interessantste mense ontmoet en hope nuwe dinge geleer. Dit het my as mens verryk en met nuwe oe na dinge laat kyk. Julle is 'n wonderlike span en ek is dankbaar dat daar nog sulke toegewyde en sensitiewe mense soos julle op hierdie aarde bestaan.

Kathryn - Hand Rearing Course | October 2008
Thanks again for the very informative course- I did mention to my boss that I would recommend it for our other rangers. Hope to see you on future courses. Regards Kathryn

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 Date of entry: November 2001 | Date of latest update: 13 May, 2010