UPDATE ON WYNTIR

The last few days have been quite exhausting for little Wyntir... Yesterday the vet came to sedate her so we can properly look at and treat her ears and other wounds. They looked bad when we started but as the dead skin and puss came off they wounds themselves didn't look as bad! The flesh is nice and pink and any dead tissue was cut away. So far we have good hopes that the wounds will heal well.


She has also really had enough of the crate. But we were working until after 10pm last night to get her nightpen and boma done! 6am this morning she was moved into her new nightpen and she is a lot calmer now!
 
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED TOWARDS WYNTIR'S CARE! We could never say THANK YOU enough! Anyone who still wishes to help can contact us on petronel@careforwild.co.za
 

UPDATE ON WYNTIR!!!

Hey everyone!

Little baby Wyntir is still doing well. Last night she had a bit of a rough night and was a bit restless. She was banging around in the crate and managed to scratch her ear and almost took off a chunk. Petronel, Kate and Isabella had their hands full at around 01:30 to get that sorted and Kate spent the night in the crate since then to keep her calm and comforted! Even though it was unfortunate it is fairly common for a baby rhino to get fed up with being stuck in a crate for so long. She is getting uncomfortable, bored and stiff and the tranquilizers she was given when she was darted is almost completely out of her system. We are working as fast as we can on finishing her boma (enclosure) close to the barn and houses so we can let her out of the crate but also still keep a permanent eye on her.
 

Will keep you all updated!

 

KNP GATE QUOTAS SET FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Day Visitors to the Kruger National Park (KNP) are requested to take note of gate quotas when planning their visit, as these will strictly be enforced during the coming school holidays which start on Saturday, 28 June until Sunday, 20 July 2014.

Visitors are advised to either arrive at the gate very early in the morning because the serv...ice is on “first come first served” basis or pre-book their entrance with central reservations office on telephone number 012 428 9111 in order to ensure that they gain access to the park in terms of their own plan and are not sent back at the gate.

“Our gates have experienced a high volume of visitors during the past holidays, reaching their full daily quota fairly early in the day; therefore we are calling on everyone who is planning to visit the park as a day visitor to please make the necessary arrangement before hand in order to secure entry”, said the GM: Communication & Marketing in the KNP, William Mabasa.

Pre-booking comes with a non-refundable deposit of R32 per adult and R16 per child entering the park; which must be paid in advance and is meant to ensure their space because they would have been counted in the number that made the daily quota. Day visitors with advanced bookings are expected to arrive at the booked gate and date by not later than 13:00, after which the booking lapses. A pre-booking however does not exempt the day visitor from paying the normal conservation fees upon arrival at the gate but secures him/her entry.

All visitors are also reminded to bring along their identity documents (IDs) or alternative form of identity to avoid problems at the gates. Wild Cards cannot be used to identify one as legitimate holder and should be accompanied by some form of identity.

Mabasa also reminded visitors not to bring liquor with them as the alcohol ban on public areas in the Park is a permanent rule which is enforced at all times; and the rest of the Park rules shall be fully enforced as well. Visitors can report any rules and regulations infringement to the Emergency Call Centres on 013 735 4325/013 735 0197 or 076 801 9679.

Day Visitors, who may not be able to gain entry because the quota shall have been reached, can if they wish, make use of the park and ride a facility which is available at some gates. The park and ride will cost visitors extra money but should be better than having to be turned back at the gate.

“We also request visitors to plan their trip by observing gate opening and closing times so that they do not find themselves either speeding or arriving late at the camps/gates on their way in/out of the park. People must please read their permits received at the gates because all the rules and regulations of the park are clearly stipulated in those documents,” concluded Mabasa.

KNP has 10 entrance gates i.e. Pafuri, Punda Maria, Phalaborwa, Giriyondo, Orpen, Paul Kruger, Phabeni, Numbi, Malelane and Crocodile Bridge.

For interest, the upgraded museum at Skukuza Camp which was temporarily closed for renovation since December 2012 will be open for tourists; as from Monday, 30 June 2014.

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Issued by:
Communications & Marketing Department - Kruger National Park. Contact: Tel: 013 735 4262, cell: 082 807 1441 or email: laura.mukwevho@sanparks.org

Enquiries:
William Mabasa, GM: Communications & Marketing - Kruger National Park. Contact: Tel: 013 735 4363, cell: 082 807 3919 or email: william.mabasa@sanparks.org

Media Release

Permits for operators using KNP border gates - All business operators who travel through the Kruger National Park (KNP)’s border gates i.e. Giriyondo and Pafuri, transporting passengers to and from Mozambique, will be required to produce valid passenger transport permits as from 1 August 2014.

Read more ---> http://bit.ly/1l6IaCz

Baby Rhino Found Alone By Tourists in the Kruger National Park

Hi Everyone, we are asking people to please read the below story on this baby rhino. Any help/donations for this little ones food would be greatly appreciated!!

On Friday we received word about another baby rhino coming to Care for Wild. SHE WAS ORPHANED DUE TO POACHING! We were warned about her condition and that she had been attacked by hyenas. When she arrived here, we were horrified at the sight of her ears having been chewed off by the hyenas and bite marks all over her head. It is unsure of how she survived but her will to live soon became apparent! She is quite calm and is drinking very well! IN SOME WAY SHE KNOWS WE ARE TRYING TO HELP HER AS SHE IS ALLOWING US TO FEED, COMFORT AND EVEN TREAT HER WOUNDS!!
 
She is extremely intelligent and even put her own rescue in motion by walking onto the road in the park and flagging down some tourists in their vehicle. She was so desperate that she even accepted water from them and stayed by the vehicle until the vet team arrived to dart and treat her.
 
If anyone out there is willing to help with the funding for this sweet little baby called Wyntir please contact us on petronel@careforwild.co.za
 
For more photos you can have a look on Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eitmdulijoq1nbg/AACClacp6npxkwHz4oSdPX0xa
 
We will keep you all updated!
Stay blessed xxx