Wildlife Rescue consists of a group of dedicated volunteers residing in the Ballito area who rescue and provide immediate, compassionate care for injured, orphaned, and distressed wildlife. As first responders, we work tirelessly to assess, stabilise, and transport animals in need, ensuring they receive the medical attention and rehabilitation required.
We further strive to protect and preserve the diverse wildlife of Kwazulu-Natal and maintain its biodiversity by promoting a safer, healthier ecosystem for all living creatures. This is done through education, community engagement, and collaboration with other wildlife professionals and organisations.
Our Vision for the Future
The North Coast of KwaZulu Natal is rapidly expanding, emerging as a hub for tourism and industry. However, with human expansion, local wildlife is often displaced or decimated due to loss of natural habitat, human activities such as death by vehicles, and human-wildlife conflict when local wildlife is perceived as a threat or nuisance to humans. We have made it our mission to mitigate some of these negative impacts.
We realise that you cannot have wildlife conservation without human wellbeing and therefore, our aim is firstly to create an understanding in our community of how a robust wildlife population can enhance our lives. We hope to foster a community that is proud of its unique wildlife and is invested in conserving our biodiversity. Secondly, our vision is to propose and implement practical solutions that will mitigate some of the negative impacts on wildlife in our community, such as encouraging planting of native vegetation, promoting the use of wildlife-friendly rubbish bins, and wildlife overpasses to allow vervet monkeys to safely cross busy roads.
Wildlife Rescue is a registered Non-profit Organisation and does not receive any government funding. We do not charge for callouts but rely solely on donations and fundraising to cover our rescue costs, including food, transport, medication and vet bills.
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