Slash, a Cattle egret, came to Zanchieta at a very young age in December 2019/January 2020. During the holidays, a family who was traveling back to their destination, found him alongside the road. He was still very young and weak. All his siblings was already dead. They phoned Zanchieta and ask for help. Zanchieta took …
A guy from Bloemfontein phoned Zanchieta one late evening and said there is a porcupine walking around in the streets. Worried that people might catch or injure him, the team at zanchieta immediately jumped to his rescue. The following day, we released him back into the wild at Soetdoring/Olivehill nature reserve to be free.
After a nervous phone call from a member of the public, Zanchieta removed a Monitor Lizard from town to safety. Zanchieta found this litte guy in someones yard in Bloemfontein. After monitoring him for a few days for injuries and making sure he is eating, he was set to be released back into the wild. …
We released Frikkie, the monitor lizard to a nature reserve! Read More »
Remember Jimmy? Jimmy come to Zanchieta in August 2019. He was brought to Zanchieta by the Department of Economics , Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Departement of Nature Conservation} all the way from the Eastern Cape. After a period of time during which we nurtured him,he was also taken to Stormberg, Burgersdorp (October …
Good day from a very busy #Zanchieta. We have a new baby on the farm, a chuckma baboon. He is a baby boy, approximately 3 months old. He was brought to Zanchieta by the Department of Economics , Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Departement of Nature Conservation} all the way from the Eastern Cape. …