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Waterfall City Advertorial

FREE WILDLIFE:

we rescue, rehabilitate and release animals in need

F riends of Free Wildlife (FFW), also known simply as

Free Wildlife, is a registered non-profit organisation
and public benefit organisation (PBO) dedicated to
rehabilitating compromised urban indigenous wildlife.

We operate under a permit granted by the Gauteng
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and we
are sanctioned by the NSPCA. We have a wide network of
experts across the country collaborating with us to rescue,
rehabilitate and release wildlife.

We provide specialised care for wildlife that are injured, sick,
orphaned or affected by habitat loss. Free Wildlife works to
ensure their wellbeing, recovery and, ultimately, their release
back into the wild.
Remember: It is a fallacy that birds and other animals reject
We have an amazing team of dedicated, passionate staff and their young if they have acquired a human scent. This denies
volunteers who go above and beyond the call of duty for the animal parents’ innate drive to nurture their broods and it
wildlife in our care. We rely solely on the generous support ignores a bird’s basic biology. In fact, birds have a particularly
of our sponsors and donors. Together, we can safeguard our poor sense of smell and it’s much better to try to reunite the
precious wildlife. family as soon as possible.

Have you found any wildlife that you’re concerned about? Step 2: If the bird or baby mammal cannot be reunited with
Here’s what to do: their parent or family, Free Wildlife will care for and rehabilitate
the animal until it’s time to release it.
Step 1: Observe the animal carefully. If it looks injured or
unwell, contact Free Wildlife for advice and the next step. Step 3: Releases are carefully planned and, where possible,
animals are released back to a familiar/ territorial area.
If the animal looks okay, please look for a nest – this may be in a
tree or a bush or even on the ground. Try to get the baby back Releasing animals that have been in our care is always a joyful
to the nest as soon as possible. time.

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