logging in or signing up About C.A.R.E. CAREBABOONS Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 33 Category: Travel/ Places.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 30, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education 005-143 NPO PO Box 1937 Phalaborwa, 1390 South Africa email: care@lantic.net tel. 27 15 769 62 51 www.primatecare.org.za Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide 1: About C.A.R.E. Rita Miljo - Director : Rita Miljo - Director Rita’s passion for baboons grew after she rescued a tiny orphan from a rubbish bin ... now she cares for over 350 baboons each day. The Centre is situated near Phalaborwa, on the banks of the Olifants River, and is visited daily by a troop of wild baboons.. : The Centre is situated near Phalaborwa, on the banks of the Olifants River, and is visited daily by a troop of wild baboons.. The Centre is dedicated to the rehabilitation and care of orphaned wildlife, and specialises in the chacma baboon. : The Centre is dedicated to the rehabilitation and care of orphaned wildlife, and specialises in the chacma baboon. Up to 50 orphaned “pink faces” are brought to C.A.R.E. each year, after their mothers are poisoned …shot …snared .. : Up to 50 orphaned “pink faces” are brought to C.A.R.E. each year, after their mothers are poisoned …shot …snared .. Beaten, snared, trapped, shot, injured, caged .......all find refuge at C.A.R.E. : Beaten, snared, trapped, shot, injured, caged .......all find refuge at C.A.R.E. Rita and her team of dedicated volunteers replicate the 24 hour nurturing that the mother would have provided. : Rita and her team of dedicated volunteers replicate the 24 hour nurturing that the mother would have provided. The orphans observe the behaviour of the wild baboons, and learn valuable lessons to prepare them for life back in the wild. : The orphans observe the behaviour of the wild baboons, and learn valuable lessons to prepare them for life back in the wild. The animals progress to the kindergarden, where a monitor supervises playtime. : The animals progress to the kindergarden, where a monitor supervises playtime. The animals forge bonds with other troop members - friendships that will ultimately give the troop strength and security when released. : The animals forge bonds with other troop members - friendships that will ultimately give the troop strength and security when released. Suitable safe, secure sites in protected wilderness areas are identified for the release of the troops : Suitable safe, secure sites in protected wilderness areas are identified for the release of the troops Preparations are made, and the animals are loaded into travel cages. : Preparations are made, and the animals are loaded into travel cages. After a period of orientation the troop is released to explore their new environment : After a period of orientation the troop is released to explore their new environment Rita’s dream is to see all the cages at the Centre empty.But, where animals and man occupy the same environment it is inevitably the animals that will suffer, so, the need for C.A.R.E. remains. : Rita’s dream is to see all the cages at the Centre empty.But, where animals and man occupy the same environment it is inevitably the animals that will suffer, so, the need for C.A.R.E. remains. Please help us to give the orphaned animals the opportunity to return to the wild where they belong... : Please help us to give the orphaned animals the opportunity to return to the wild where they belong... C.A.R.E. Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and EducationPO Box 1937Phalaborwa, 1390 South Africacare@lantic.net+ 27 15 769 6251www.primatecare.org.za : C.A.R.E. Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and EducationPO Box 1937Phalaborwa, 1390 South Africacare@lantic.net+ 27 15 769 6251www.primatecare.org.za You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
About C.A.R.E. CAREBABOONS Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 33 Category: Travel/ Places.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 30, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education 005-143 NPO PO Box 1937 Phalaborwa, 1390 South Africa email: care@lantic.net tel. 27 15 769 62 51 www.primatecare.org.za Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide 1: About C.A.R.E. Rita Miljo - Director : Rita Miljo - Director Rita’s passion for baboons grew after she rescued a tiny orphan from a rubbish bin ... now she cares for over 350 baboons each day. The Centre is situated near Phalaborwa, on the banks of the Olifants River, and is visited daily by a troop of wild baboons.. : The Centre is situated near Phalaborwa, on the banks of the Olifants River, and is visited daily by a troop of wild baboons.. The Centre is dedicated to the rehabilitation and care of orphaned wildlife, and specialises in the chacma baboon. : The Centre is dedicated to the rehabilitation and care of orphaned wildlife, and specialises in the chacma baboon. Up to 50 orphaned “pink faces” are brought to C.A.R.E. each year, after their mothers are poisoned …shot …snared .. : Up to 50 orphaned “pink faces” are brought to C.A.R.E. each year, after their mothers are poisoned …shot …snared .. Beaten, snared, trapped, shot, injured, caged .......all find refuge at C.A.R.E. : Beaten, snared, trapped, shot, injured, caged .......all find refuge at C.A.R.E. Rita and her team of dedicated volunteers replicate the 24 hour nurturing that the mother would have provided. : Rita and her team of dedicated volunteers replicate the 24 hour nurturing that the mother would have provided. The orphans observe the behaviour of the wild baboons, and learn valuable lessons to prepare them for life back in the wild. : The orphans observe the behaviour of the wild baboons, and learn valuable lessons to prepare them for life back in the wild. The animals progress to the kindergarden, where a monitor supervises playtime. : The animals progress to the kindergarden, where a monitor supervises playtime. The animals forge bonds with other troop members - friendships that will ultimately give the troop strength and security when released. : The animals forge bonds with other troop members - friendships that will ultimately give the troop strength and security when released. Suitable safe, secure sites in protected wilderness areas are identified for the release of the troops : Suitable safe, secure sites in protected wilderness areas are identified for the release of the troops Preparations are made, and the animals are loaded into travel cages. : Preparations are made, and the animals are loaded into travel cages. After a period of orientation the troop is released to explore their new environment : After a period of orientation the troop is released to explore their new environment Rita’s dream is to see all the cages at the Centre empty.But, where animals and man occupy the same environment it is inevitably the animals that will suffer, so, the need for C.A.R.E. remains. : Rita’s dream is to see all the cages at the Centre empty.But, where animals and man occupy the same environment it is inevitably the animals that will suffer, so, the need for C.A.R.E. remains. Please help us to give the orphaned animals the opportunity to return to the wild where they belong... : Please help us to give the orphaned animals the opportunity to return to the wild where they belong... C.A.R.E. Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and EducationPO Box 1937Phalaborwa, 1390 South Africacare@lantic.net+ 27 15 769 6251www.primatecare.org.za : C.A.R.E. Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and EducationPO Box 1937Phalaborwa, 1390 South Africacare@lantic.net+ 27 15 769 6251www.primatecare.org.za