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.

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