The Wildlife Orphanage

After months of drought, the rainy season has finally begun.

With the meerkats it is dramatic.

Excitement with caracal lady Juliette: the otherwise peaceful big cat is prepared for a riot.

Juliette has an ulcer and needs to be caught and brought to Gobabis for treatment.

In the rainy season, the grass grows rapidly and with it the number of annoying flies.

How do you mow the huge enclosures to get rid of the bugs?

Marie Diekmann set up the "Rest" protection station near the Waterberg.

She takes care of vultures and also cares for a rather shy and rare animal

Target practice for volunteer David. Dr. Rietschel gives tutoring lessons in blowgun shooting.

The veterinary student then comes along to the next assignment.

Around 50 goats and sheep have a tick problem on Harnas.

Maintain full concentration and overview!

Today on the Okutala farm, volunteer Dagmar is required to do precise work.

Dagmar is allowed to feed the smallest of the little ones.

Baboon excursion for new arrival Franzi.

After the little monkey was well received by his peers, he is allowed to take part in a “Baboon Walk” for the first time today.

Dr. Jochen Lengger was a zoo vet for a long time and is an expert in behavioral enrichment.

Today's guinea pig is Gumbi.

Lion droppings are said to have a deterrent effect on other big cats, such as cheetahs.

Farmers could naturally protect their livestock from predators and no longer have to shoot them.

The oldest desert in the world, the Namib, is home to the desert elephants.

Simone Herzog and Tommy Hall have known almost all of the animals for decades.

Frikkie's volunteer program today is not for the faint of heart.

The big cat whisperer wants to go for a walk with the adult lion Zion.

On Okutala, veterinarian Simone Herzog invites you to teatime with the giraffes.

Volunteer Nadine is going for a walk on Okutala with an unusual group today.

Together with farm boss JJ Smit, she goes on a leisurely trip with three dogs, two meerkats, a small ibex and a cat.

Today on Okutala they are on a special mission: Volunteer Nadine is looking for the elephants Tandor and Horton.

The female elephant and her son, who live freely on the farm's 24,000 hectares.

Volunteer Moritz is giving the Crocodile Dundee today.

Moritz has to sneak up on the adult crocodiles Ina and Klaus, but still keep a certain safety distance.

Bio-Bordering is the name of the experiment that volunteer Jessica and Harnas employee Caro are trying out today.

Since the baboons are escape kings and Harnas has to invest a lot of time and money in fences.

Today, volunteer Jessica wants to get an old friend to start running: the lazybones No. 1 - cheetah Atheno.

What starts out very hesitantly turns into a fast-paced chase.

Volunteer Carolin has an exciting day ahead of her.

The two wild dog misfits - Tom and Jabu - had to be separated weeks ago due to Tom's serious injury.

Today, volunteer Davina prepared something very special for the caracal siblings Samar and Aviel: a meat cable car.

The wild small cats often capture birds in flight in the wild.