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Saving the Survivors, and partners, are extremely sad to report this difficult news. Despite all of our efforts, the baby orphan Elephant found in the Maputo Special Reserve (Mozambique), has passed away. A combination of factors have contributed towards this sad news. We guarantee that our amazing team did everything possible to succeed. The laboratory
Our founder Dr. Johan Marais’ amazing photography has been included in ‘The Last Elephants’ book. This is an incredible acknowledgment of his ongoing work with Saving the Survivors and his skill as a photographer. Here are some of Johan’s stunning shots. Our thanks go out to the amazing authors Colin Bell & Don Pinnock for
Saving the Survivors are happy to announce that, Harvey, the White Rhino has healed in record time! Harvey was sadly shot and horns hacked off in October 2018. Saving the Surivors, with assistance, quickly determined the extent of Harvey’s injury. We also saw how it was affecting him. Harvey’s sinuses were exposed and the wound
Dr. Joao was requested at the stunning Ponta Do Ouro Reserve for a difficult but necessary job. For many years “Ponta” as been home to domestic feral dogs that roam the coastline. Despite being owner-less, most of the dogs are friendly and looked after by tourists. However, these dogs have been responsible for the killing of 1-2k marine turtles,
Team STS have reached a world first medical breakthrough in animal recovery! With help from the amazing Ben Peters and John Burford, a 3D scan has been completed of Thembi’s facial wound. Thembi was one of our first survivors, that was poached 7 years ago. With this breakthrough in technology, Saving the Survivors hope to
Our veterinarian response unit was called to handle another sad case in Mozambique. Team STS received reports of a young elephant bull with a suspicious leg-wound. With the help from a nearby reserve and community trackers, the team flew out and managed to quickly locate the elephant bull. Upon arrival it was discovered that the leg-wound
It has been a challenging and distressing day for Dr. Johan and the STS SA team. We attended to two rhino females shot by poachers. One butchered and the horns removed. Her younger companion luckily got away, but got shot through the front of the chest. Called out to this setting early on Friday morning,
Another rhino has been shot with a heavy calibre rifle. This resulted in a bullet penetrating the frontlimb, and through the thorax. It eventually made an exit on the outside of the right frontlimb. Inexplicably it missed all vital structures. It just clipped the right radius and ulna. Miraculously, this rhino cow survived a poaching attempt.
An all too familiar face. The heartbreaking moment of a young rhino calf (Otis) standing next to his mother. His mother was shot and killed by poachers. This adult cow was shot a few days ago through her foot. She was unable to bear full weight and seen by Dr Fraser. The STS team was
January 2018 The White Bull and Her Calf The team had only just welcomed in the New Year when they were called out to this injured white rhino cow. Injured in a skirmish with a bull and with a young calf at her side the team treated the injury to her teat and a full
African wild dogs are set be translocated to Karingani game reserve. We are thrilled to report that the holding bomas are nearly ready. Karingani will receive the wild dogs at the end of this month. The wild dogs are being moved between different reserves. They are frequently forced to bond artificially. This is to form
STS veterinary unit in Mozambique was recently contacted to lead the rescue operation of 3 white rhinos. They had escaped from Kruger National Park, to a community area in Southern Mozambique. Unfortunately, the animals had entered one of the most dangerous places in the world for rhinos. The village of Massingir, south of Limpopo National
Amazing News! We start 2019 with a wonderful update. Saving the Survivors have been treating a black rhino cow named Rita. She was poached and her horns brutally hacked off, back in 2016. After several treatments, we are now delighted to report that the wound has now healed. She is now released into the reserve to
Team sts received reports of two injured giraffes, in the beautiful 100,000 hectare Maputo SP reserve. The STS mobile veterinary unit drove to the location and set up base for 3 days. During this time, they tried to find the animals with the support of MSR ranger team. Catching giraffe is not for the fainthearted.
A critically endangered black rhino cow was poached in Mozambique. This attack occurred on the morning of 4th December 2018. A tragic event for conservation. There are now less than 2500 wild black rhinos in the world. This happened despite the world class anti-poaching in the reserve. The end of the year is always a
With the assistance of Peace Parks Foundation, SANPARKS and ANAC, Team STS embarked on their latest case. The translocation of 72 wildebeest from South Africa to Zinave National Park. The Zinave National Park is part of a series of actions in a groundbreaking reintroduction of animals. These actions aim to rehabilitate one of the most beautiful and ecologically diverse
The Rhino Orphanage in Limpopo takes care of several orphans, due to the current poaching crisis in Africa. Kabelo, a 3-year-old White rhino calf recently developed a lameness of his left hindlimb. But hasn’t improved in a couple of days. Dr Pierre and team STS were called in to examine the little guy, from his foot
A group of herdsman from the Mavunguane community in southern Mozambique requested the assistance of STS mobile veterinary unit. This was to solve an ongoing “conflict” between the cattle herds and herdsman. Additionally, they were called to solve the conflict between and 2 massive buffalo bulls that have been sharing the same territory. Buffaloes
A large, adult White rhino bull was shot in one of our national reserves. However, he was only wounded and managed to get away. Team sts was called by the attending veterinarian in the reserve. They assisted with radiographs, as the bull was severely lame in his right front limb. This was where the bullet
Dr Johan from Saving The Survivors attended to Thembi, the adult White rhino cow with a young calf again recently. She was poached in 2010 and due to various circumstances, was never treated, until the STS team were called in late during 2017. If you would like to support Thembi and her road to recovery, please visit