THE Centre of Rehabilitation of Wildlife (Crow) team has been working relentlessly to ensure the rehabilitation and safety of the voiceless animals in need during these unprecedented times.
Always ready to heed the call of duty is clinic nurse and avian expert Sue-Anne Shutte, who is the longest-serving staff member of Crow. Sue is somewhat of an institution at the rehabilitation centre, having been with the company on and off for about 20 years.
As a veteran in the field and avian expert she has lent her talents to World of Birds in Cape Town and the Umgeni River Bird Park where her passion for birds has seen her raise many orphaned chicks from the egg into fully-fledged adults. There is very little that Sue cannot hand-rear. From a newborn dog the size of a potato, to a thumb-size mongoose barely a few hours old. Sue has been the only fighting chance for many dassies, genets, scrub hares and birds that have come through the centre.
The ops room at Crow, is where she thrives in her element, where assessing and treating incoming patients and determining how to help them really makes the work come alive. She has a supportive family behind her with husband Bobby, her two children, Jamie and Eric and loyal dog Raven by her side (who she also hand-reared).
“In my 20 odd years in the job, I’ve learned that you need patience, lots of patience and the ability to teach people what the best thing for wildlife is. The hardest part of nursing is when you have a young animal that is responding well and then suddenly dies. Most animals that arrive at the centre have less than 50% chance of surviving due to grave extent of their injuries. We try our best to give them a 100% survival. Seeing an injured animal recuperate and get back to where he belongs in the wild is unbeatable,” she said.
If you’d like to help support the work that Sue does, consider leaving a donation. Crow is fully dependent on the generosity of the public to keep its doors open and is relying on its supporters now more than ever to support them during this difficult time.
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