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Dr. Isabel Almeida and Dr. Hugo were called to an area in the Reserva Especial do Niassa – REN where it had been reported that a Buffalo was caught in a poachers snare. Along withWildlife Conservation Society Vet and HWC Manager, Samuel Bilerio and Administração Nacional das Áreas de Conservação rangers, they headed to the

Our team in Mozambique undertakes a project to protect Lions, Wild Dogs and local communities with a canine vaccination program. Like everywhere else, a dog is Man’s best friend in Africa, farming communities also use domestic dogs to chase Baboons away from crops and warn of predators approaching livestock. But, these domestic dogs can easily

Last week we collaborated with two of our favourite conservation partners and two of the most amazing women in Rhino conservation.- Kennedy Zakeer and her Council of Contributors and Carmela Lattanzi and her Insimbi Legacy Projects. Dr. Johan and his new assistant “Dot” spent 2 days at Insimbi in South Africa, where they de-horned and

Alpacas are often referred to as “lama pocos”, or small llamas. This is understandable since they both come from the camelid family. But that’s pretty much where the similarities end. Unlike other camelids, the alpaca breed is known for its calm nature. Yet that doesn’t stop them from always being watchful of everything going on

Over the past week Dr. Joao working in partnership with Zambeze Delta Conservation and Anti-Poaching, collared 10 Lions over a 3 day period in central Mozambique. The Marromeu complex, where the mighty Zambeze meets the sea, is home to a recently reintroduced Lion population after decades of absence from the region. In a spectacular effort

Last week we collaborated with one of our favourite conservation partners – The Council of Contributors We spent 2 days at a reserve near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, where we de-horned and fitted trackers to 6 Critically Endangered Black Rhinos. Dr. Johan darted each of the Rhinos from the helicopter, immobilising them

The STS Team in Mozambique collaborated with Peace Parks Foundation and The Administração Nacional das Áreas de Conservação to treat an Injured Elephant in the remote Zinave National Park {ZNP} The anti-poaching rangers of ZNP in Mozambique, reported seeing an Elephant with what seemed to be a snare injury. STS vets immediately flew to ZNP

Earlier this week we reported on a pride of Lions that our team in Mozambique rescued from a potentially fatal encounter with poachers. It has now been confirmed that the male in that pride is actually a previous patient of ours! Exactly a year ago Dr. Joao treated a Male Lion who had a nasty

A breeding pride of 3 females, one male and a cub escaped from the Greater Lebombos Conservancy in Mozambique and found themselves in community land. By the time we had been notified of their situation they had already killed 5 cows and were causing panic amongst villages. Without the intervention of our team, this pride

A 30 year old Elephant Bull has been causing problems in the Khulula region of Mozambique. He was with 2 other male Elephants, between them they have been raiding farmers crops and have destroyed community housing. After coordinating with the local community and Authorities, our team, along with Administração Nacional das Áreas de Conservação, went

A young Bull Elephant was reported to walk with difficulty in one of our reserves in South Africa. Suspecting it was another snare injury, Dr. Johan raced to see what could be done. Under the guidance of the local rangers, The STS Team in South Africa quickly located the injured male. With his usual precision,

The Leopard is a magnificently graceful and beautiful, but equally dangerous cat. Recently, one of these felines was seen strolling through a tourist camp. Although the camps are very well fenced, including electrified fencing, these curious cats sometimes still manage to climb over the barriers. Sadly, often when wild animals and humans come into contact