C.A.R.E. The Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education
Baboon & Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Committed to Rescue, Rehabilitation, Release & Sanctuary Since 1989. Hands on Volunteer Opportunities in Africa with Primates
Sponsor Simon's Troop
Simon's Troop are one of the largest at the centre. Thanks to a fundraiser by Edythe Guice, a small grant from IPPL and a few further sponsors these baboons are enjoying life in a large, natural bush-camp enclosure.
The semi-wild enclosure is exactly what it says it is; where the baboons can enjoy an almost-wild life! It is in a nature reserve, within the baboons natural bush habitat. Within the electric fence, there is an abundance of space and all the grasses, shrubs and fruiting trees which their bodies evolved to eat - marulas, sour plum, bush willow, bushmans grape, silver raisin and other grewia bushes, knob thorns, silver clusterleaf, lowveld cluster leaf and so many more trees and plants - not to mention an array of bugs!
C.A.R.E. will still provide food for the baboons, as they will not have the amount of space available to them that a real wild life would provide them with, but they can live within the safety of the electric fence and enjoy the best of both worlds! We wish and hope we could give this type of enclosure to every troop of baboons at C.A.R.E. This is our second semi-wild enclosure and in Jan 2018 we completed our 3rd.
These baboons need regular deworming, love eggs, seeds and nuts; you can ensure they remain healthy and happy.
Simon's troop was formed with 4 adult once-orphaned baboons which adopted a lot of incoming orphans to form a great troop, with lots of females for release. The troop is still young minus the adults and have time and space to grow up in their semi-wild bush home prior to being ready for release. Growing baboons need good nutrition which will set them in good health for the rest of their lives. You can help ensure they get it!
5 sack-fulls of fresh food daily (R200)
84 (min) eggs per week - R210
1 bales of grass per week - R80
4kg bag of peanuts per week - R140
5 kg scatter feed (nuts, corn, seeds) per week - R140
10 kg dry food pellet scatter per week along with - R140
a bag of mealie meel per month which is pasted onto sticks and leaves and given as enrichment - R120 pm (R30 pw)
= R940 per week ($80 / 56 GBP) per week ($315 per month)
IIt would be incredible to have someone cover all the weekly costs but understand that it isn't always financially feasible; therefore we hope to build up a few sponsors for this troop to help cover the costs monthly. If you can give whatever amount you can, we will search for others and hope that between you we can cover the costs of caring for this gorgeous troop of baboons as they under-go their rehabilitation for release journey.
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UK Bank Account for UK Account Holders
Bank: Barclays Bank PLC
Branch: Bournemouth
Acc Name: C.A.R.E. - UK
Acc No: 40644633
Sort Code: 20-11-39
Swift Code: BARCGB21105
Address: 61 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1ER, Dorset, England
South African Account for all other Account Holders
Bank: First National Bank (FNB)
Acc Name: C.A.R.E.
Acc No: 6202 5834 187
Branch: Phalaborwa
Branch Code: 270-452
Address: 15 Wilger Ave, Phalaborwa, 1390, South Africa
SWIFT number (for overseas transfers): FIRN ZA JJ XXX
C.A.R.E. Address: Plot 5 Grietjie Nature Reserve, Phalaborwa, 1390
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DONATIONS TAX EXEMPTION No. (Section 18(a)) : 18/11/7/324
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