ANOTHER Red Duiker fawn has made its way to the Centre for Rehabilitation and Wildlife (CROW) after being rescued from the hands of poachers in Richards Bay.
Destined for the pot, young Nkosinathi was admitted to CROW after being spotted by one of Richards Bay Minerals’ (RBM) cattle guards, who was out patrolling in the area at the time.
The team at RBM consequently got in contact with CROW’s Zululand depot volunteer, Irene Liversage, who personally took the terrified young antelope through to the CROW centre.
Little Nkosi has settled in very well at the centre and is currently housed in a large, outdoor enclosure, which he shares with three other young duiker patients.
All of CROW’s young duikers will be released in spring this year, when they will be old enough to fend for themselves.
On track to freedom
In other CROW news, Jack and Jill, the two young thick-tailed Bush Babies that were rescued in the Mtunzini area late last year, are well on their way to freedom.
The siblings were discovered abandoned at only two weeks old and weighing a mere 100 grams each.
Upon admission, these tiny handfuls were full of beans and kept CROW’s Primate Manager, Mabel Watts, on her toes.
After four and a half months of intensive rehabilitation at CROW, Jack and Jill are now in a pre-release enclosure at Pakamisa Private Game Reserve, which is set to become their new home in the next few months.
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