Help us save the survivors

At Saving the Survivors, your kind donations and generosity allow us to continue our mission to create hope from hurt. Every penny we kindly receive goes towards the treatment and rehabilitation of wild animals that have fallen victim to poaching or traumatic incidents. A large amount of donations we receive come via the Facebook Fundraiser option

On March 19th 2018, a rhino named Sudan passed away at the age of 45 years of age.  His death saw the conservation world and the wildlife community mourn. March 19th 2018 was a dark day for many. While rhinos can live up to 60 in captivity, their life expectancy in the wild is in

Back in 2012, Dr Johan Marais founded Saving the Survivors with the aim to create hope from hurt and attend to injured endangered wildlife that have fallen victim to poaching or traumatic incidents. Over 8 years on, we’re proud to say Saving the Survivors has been overwhelmed with support and donations which has allowed us

In fantastic news to start the new decade, a ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses finally came into force in England on Monday 20th January 2020.  After a decade of promises from successive UK governments, the legislation for the ban was finally passed last year and England now join Scotland and

Looking to challenge yourself this year and trek in of the most scenic locations in the world while raising money for Saving the Survivors? We’re looking for people to join us on a life changing adventure between 14th -21st November 2020 as we climb the famous Mount Kilimanjaro. This trek is for people who love adventure,

As we embark on a new decade, many amongst us will have made resolutions and pledges for the new year ahead. As 2019 drew to a close, we watched in horror as raging wildfires swept across Australia with almost half a billion animals killed and fears of entire species being wiped out.  For many people,

The average person spends over £50 on sending Christmas cards each year. Cards which within weeks, find themselves in the bin and forgotten about. This year, we’re urging our supporters to calculate the cost of purchasing greeting cards and postage and instead, send a message of hope this Christmas. Simply donate what you would normally

The closure of large wounds in elephants and rhino is a substantial challenge for veterinarians.  This is especially true if there is no underlying bone that may be used to fasten dressings like elephant leather, which will protect the wound and keep it sealed for better healing.  The Saving the Survivors vets were the first

This young male lion, estimated at 18 to 24 months old, was discovered by game scouts carrying out an anti-poaching patrol on the Eastern border of Mozambique’s Official Coutada 9’s conservation area. He had been caught in a poachers gin trap and was in a bad way even though a healthy young lioness was with

The border police called ANAC about an elephant that was seen on the Incomati River very close to the South African border, dragging a tree that was caught in a cable snare. The Saving the Survivors wildlife rescue team drove to the location, met with a group of local people that had been following the

STS Veterinary unit in Mozambique was called to assess a mature white rhino cow found in the South Africa – Mozambique Border with a severe limp and a deep wound potentially caused by a firearm. We quickly put together a rescue operation along with Sabie Game Park management and antipoaching team. The next morning after a

After spotting Dr. Johan, Cussy and Mickey ran straight over to the fence to say hello.   Cussy, our little white rhino, was abandoned by his mother at only 6 months old, in a large game reserve. We gave them two days to meet up. But after no signs of a reunion, we made the