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Building Bonds Orphan Spirit is so relaxed with volunteer care-giver Emily. The infant baboons build strong bonds with their caregivers during the first phases of rehab.	orphan_warthog_care Baby warthog being helped at C.A.R.E. - released!	Orphan Warthog Baby warthog being helped at C.A.R.E. - released!
Orphan Warthog Hand-Raising Baby warthog being helped at C.A.R.E. - released!	porcupine_orphan Presley - we love porcupines and Presley was rescued, rehabilitated and set-free! Yey!	porcupine_rescue Presley as an adult! We love porcupines and Presley was rescued, rehabilitated and set-free! Yey!
Nursery at the River Here orphan Te Amo curiously watches an elephant on the other side of the river. The orphans are walked to the river to enjoy foraging and playing out in their natural environment. C.A.R.E. is situated in a 'Big 5' Nature Reserve and the Olifants River flows along the edge of the centre.	Orphan Boie Happy Again Boie was rescued as a tiny infant orphan. She was malnourished and covered in what we think were bite wounds from hunting dogs. Boie had to have surgery on her head to remove an absess. Here she is showing us that her spirit is recovering as well as her physical wounds.	Ultimate Goal - Freedom Here Managing Director Stephen Munro sits while the troop he is releasing enjoys a break from foraging. One of the most important aspects of a baboon habitat is the presence of water. In the early phases of the release, Stephen must lead the baboons to essential areas like this one and teach them the lay of the land that they will come to call their new home.
Kruger Excursions South Africa is full of stunning wildlife. Staff Member Adam loves to take the volunteers of excursions to the Kruger Park. He is incredibly lucky on his trips and managed to snap this beautiful image.	Elephants Crossing Situated on the banks of the Oliphant’s River, in the middle of a stunning 3000 hectare ‘Big 5’ South African Nature Reserve, the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (C.A.R.E.) is the perfect location for a wild animal rehabilitation centre. The presence of so much African wildlife is what makes C.A.R.E. a successful, magical place.	Mmmm Delicious and Nutritious Who can resist those eyes? They really do stare right into your soul. The orphan baby baboons at C.A.R.E. love to drink milk formula every day and we use approximately a 25kg bag of milk formula per week. In the wild these orphans would be suckling nutritious milk from their mothers until 9-12months of age. We try to closely replicate the rearing of the orphans in captivity as they would be raised in the wild and provide the baby and juvenile orphans with nutritious milk formula.
Wild Male Big Jo and His Family C.A.R.E. is truly unique thanks to the charming wild baboons that have made the centre their home. Big Jo is one of the favourite males, famous for being such a dedicated, laid back father.	Bottle Time at C.A.R.E. Milk is full of nutritional goodness and as our orphans are unable to suckle from their natural mothers one of the things we do every 2-3 hours is make bottles for all the youngsters! Thanks to the volunteers we can ensure every baboon is well cared for and that the centre runs smoothly.	Primates Like Us A baboon has a unique hand-print just like us humans.
Filming the Release It is important to show the world the work that can be achieved and also drum up support and appreciation for such a misunderstood, awesome species! Setting the baboons free is the ultimate goal for all the animals that come into our care. It is a long, difficult, expensive and specialised process. The staff are so committed to the project and have many years of experience at C.A.R.E. and also at other centres. This dedication and commitment is what enables C.A.R.E. to suceed.	Veterinary Surgery Rusty needed his leg amputating after a nasty break of his bone and severing of his nerves/tendons and arteries. Emergency cases like this happen now and then, and it is essential we are able to respond immediately in order to save lives of those who need help. We can only achieve these successes with help from volunteers and donations. We are forever grateful to those who help us to make a difference.	Sponsored Abseil Thank you to staff and volunteers Jaime, Kelly, Molly, Michelle, Charlie, Ted, Finley and Samantha for embarking on a sponsored abseil. The event raised 800 GBP to put towards the building of an education centre!
Immunisation Program: Please Sponsor Each baboon needs 4 x shots of the tetanus toxoid to give them 10 years of immunity. We follow the same schedule as human babies get (3 each month in the first year of their life and a booster a year later). Each orphan costs R300 (R75 per shot, each needing 4 shots), adults (who are more likely to get tetanus due to wounds from squabbles) cost R940 per course (R75 per shot + R160 per dart).	Veterinary Emergencies We have to respond to veterinary emergencies where time is crucial to saving the lives in our hands.	Rennovations and Expansions Everyday we are busy with improving the centre. We really, really need help to ensure we can keep raising standards and keep the facility well-run and maintained.
Anti-Poaching Poaching is a huge problem in South Africa. An animal caught in a snare dies a long and painful death. The bush-meat trade is also deccimating wild populations. C.A.R.E. staff and volunteers enjoy assisting with the anti-poaching patrols of our reserve and surrounding reserves.	Genetic Testing We are busy collecting blood samples from as many of the baboons at C.A.R.E. as possible. Working with the University of Capetown means we can get a complete genetic profile. This will help us when we come to release the baboons, ensuring we keep the genepool enhanced and do not inter-breed species.	Orphan Ellie Growing in Confidence Ellie had a rough start in life, but with love and specialised care she is settling into a new life with a new family of her own kind.
Veterinary Treatments C.A.R.E. deals with injury and illness daily. This xray shows a nasty break close to the hip bone for an unfortunate baboon in need of help. We are grateful to all those who help contribute to the care of the baboons either financially or through their expertise.	Ex Lab Baboon Maya Loves Orphans Here orphan Ellie gets groomed by Maya. Maya spent her life in a lab setting, alone and in a small cage. Now Maya gets an enriched life again and loves to groom the orphans. Ellie and Maya now live together in a troop of baboons of mixed ages. All were orphaned or stolen from the wild due to human greed and abuse.	Enrichment for the Sanctuary Animals At C.A.R.E we aim to ensure the lives of the captive baboons are enriched through visual, social, physical and psychological stimulation. Compared to an ex-situ centre, C.A.R.E’s captive baboons are housed in a nature reserve, consequently are stimulated naturally, through changes in the weather, being surrounded by wildlife. For the animals that can never be released due to extreme psychological damage, age or physical problems the volunteers love to make them enrichment.
Boie Healing Boie's physical and psychological wounds are healing. This is thanks to the decation and love given by her volunteer care-givers and those kind enough to contribute financially. We can only provide care with help from those who C.A.R.E.

Here are some photos of what goes on.....

C.A.R.E. is a busy place, filled with energy and dynamic, and the credit can only be attributed to the charming and curious chacma baboons that inhabit the centre, along with other wild creatures. With the wild baboon troop roaming around there is never a dull moment at C.A.R.E. and their presence is considered an essential element of the rehabilitation of those in the enclosures. For the baboons undergoing rehabilitation to be able to watch, listen and learn from the wild baboons the rehabilitation at C.A.R.E. is truly extraordinary, additionally it provides a fantastic opportunity for any volunteers and researchers interested in nature and social behaviour to observe the performances of real wild baboons.

C.A.R.E. was established in 1989 by the indomitable Rita Miljo and was the first rehabilitation centre to develop release methods to successfully release the baboons back into the wild. These achievements have been documented in TV shows, documentary’s, books and in stunning photography. It is believed that the success of the releases is multifaceted; the release process is slow, gentle and well planned. The release team spend 4-6 months in the wild with the baboons; teaching them the area which becomes their new home. Vital to a successful release is the rehabilitation process, and in order to achieve this C.A.R.E. relies on volunteers all over the globe coming to the centre to help hand-raise and rehabilitate the baboons which C.A.R.E. rescues.

Volunteers are lucky enough to work hands on with a charming, intelligent species through hand-rearing orphans and working closely with ex-laboratory baboons. Additionally as part of the South African "Bush Experience" volunteers help with essential conservation projects at the centre such as;

Behavioural observations, bush walks, flora and fauna identification, anti-poaching, alien and invasive plant removal, wildlife pond restoration and development, game counts, vegetation surveys and indigenous tree planting.

In the centre itself there is never a dull moment. The orphan baboons are kept busy playing and enjoying walks to the river and the sanctuary baboons enjoy the enrichments made by volunteers. The baboons under-going rehabilitation for release are always busy in their social groups; flirting, squabbling, playing and grooming with one another.

Building Bonds

Orphan Spirit is so relaxed with volunteer care-giver Emily. The infant baboons build strong bonds with their caregivers during the first phases of rehab.

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Baby warthog being helped at C.A.R.E. - released!

Orphan Warthog

Baby warthog being helped at C.A.R.E. - released!

Orphan Warthog Hand-Raising

Baby warthog being helped at C.A.R.E. - released!

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Presley - we love porcupines and Presley was rescued, rehabilitated and set-free! Yey!

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Presley as an adult! We love porcupines and Presley was rescued, rehabilitated and set-free! Yey!

Nursery at the River

Here orphan Te Amo curiously watches an elephant on the other side of the river. The orphans are walked to the river to enjoy foraging and playing out in their natural environment. C.A.R.E. is situated in a 'Big 5' Nature Reserve and the Olifants River flows along the edge of the centre.

Orphan Boie Happy Again

Boie was rescued as a tiny infant orphan. She was malnourished and covered in what we think were bite wounds from hunting dogs. Boie had to have surgery on her head to remove an absess. Here she is showing us that her spirit is recovering as well as her physical wounds.

Ultimate Goal - Freedom

Kruger Excursions

South Africa is full of stunning wildlife. Staff Member Adam loves to take the volunteers of excursions to the Kruger Park. He is incredibly lucky on his trips and managed to snap this beautiful image.

Elephants Crossing

Mmmm Delicious and Nutritious

Wild Male Big Jo and His Family

C.A.R.E. is truly unique thanks to the charming wild baboons that have made the centre their home. Big Jo is one of the favourite males, famous for being such a dedicated, laid back father.

Bottle Time at C.A.R.E.

Milk is full of nutritional goodness and as our orphans are unable to suckle from their natural mothers one of the things we do every 2-3 hours is make bottles for all the youngsters! Thanks to the volunteers we can ensure every baboon is well cared for and that the centre runs smoothly.

Primates Like Us

A baboon has a unique hand-print just like us humans.

Filming the Release

Veterinary Surgery

Sponsored Abseil

Thank you to staff and volunteers Jaime, Kelly, Molly, Michelle, Charlie, Ted, Finley and Samantha for embarking on a sponsored abseil. The event raised 800 GBP to put towards the building of an education centre!

Immunisation Program: Please Sponsor

Veterinary Emergencies

We have to respond to veterinary emergencies where time is crucial to saving the lives in our hands.

Rennovations and Expansions

Everyday we are busy with improving the centre. We really, really need help to ensure we can keep raising standards and keep the facility well-run and maintained.

Anti-Poaching

Poaching is a huge problem in South Africa. An animal caught in a snare dies a long and painful death. The bush-meat trade is also deccimating wild populations. C.A.R.E. staff and volunteers enjoy assisting with the anti-poaching patrols of our reserve and surrounding reserves.

Genetic Testing

Orphan Ellie Growing in Confidence

Ellie had a rough start in life, but with love and specialised care she is settling into a new life with a new family of her own kind.

Veterinary Treatments

C.A.R.E. deals with injury and illness daily. This xray shows a nasty break close to the hip bone for an unfortunate baboon in need of help. We are grateful to all those who help contribute to the care of the baboons either financially or through their expertise.

Ex Lab Baboon Maya Loves Orphans

Enrichment for the Sanctuary Animals

Boie Healing

Boie's physical and psychological wounds are healing. This is thanks to the decation and love given by her volunteer care-givers and those kind enough to contribute financially. We can only provide care with help from those who C.A.R.E.

Here are some photos of what goes on.....