sable antelope darting and operation

Today we darted one of the sables that was in our bomas that had a broken hind leg .
he was operated before he came into the wild life center but today we darted it to remove the pins that was placed in and around his leg to help the bone form again.

 so in the photo you can see that we are carrying the sable top the specific place that we were going to remove his pins .


there was also another sable that came in through the night which also has a broken hind leg which can be caused by fighting etc between males .so the following day we had the chance to be by yet another operation on the new sables leg .and the chance to learn new things .

in some of the pictures below you can see how we are drilling the holes into his leg where we are going to place the pins in .this is needed to stay in his leg for about 3 months .just to give the leg enough time to partially heal so that we can remove the pins .

it was a good learning opportunity and was a great chance to get to see such an operation being done and that you can gather experience by just being there and helping where it is possible.

our new lion cubs an serval kittens

as you see here this is one of the other second years that is busy interacting with our younger cubs of 6 months old .the cubs we have at this moment comes from mother farm where they were abandoned from their mothers ..

the cubs are very interesting and they each have their  personalities which you can see while you are working with them .as you get to learn which is the grumpy pair and which is the lions which are more playful .




we also got 2 new serval kittens which was born just about 3 weeks ago . they were very difficult in the beginning  . as they struggled to suck on the teats .they then learned to find the teats on their own and they are now sucking on them really good and are drinking very good up to this stage .

playing with our 22 month old lion

as you see here in was in the lions cage busy playing with our 22 month old lion female . at this stage she is starting to get very strong but it is still very nice being inside the cage playing with her and spending time wit her .

 it is part of enrichment to play with her by stimulating her senses ..she is the only lion female that we have that is this big now .but we do have our cubs that is 6 months old now .which we will later introduce  to her slowly before putting them inside the same enclosure

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Moved kuzco to the inside boma

today we moved our white springbuck into one of our darker bomas where he could be more safer
as he got a serious injury to his lower left leg and we now need to treat it every second day .


the wound is really looking better now .since we have been treating it with the new S.O.S product that is a sanitizer and also a disinfectant .

as you see here we also had to hold him down while we where treating his leg as he was kicking a lot while we where busy with the wound cleaning it and then afterward bandaging it to keep it clean .

PERFORM CONSERVATION GAURDIANSHIP

we had a case of poaching on the farm where a blue wildebeest was poached ,we had to search the area for any further evidence and also to see if we can find tracks etc.while we where in the area we found the guts of the blue wildebeest which was taken out by the poachers .also found shoe prints in the sand and tyre marks of the vehicle ..we learned a lot about poaching ...

while  i was at the wild life center we had to slaughter 2 antelopes .one was a blesbuck and one a rooihartebeest
which was killed due to old age or illness or injury .so we slaughtered them for  meat for the animals ..

COLLECT FIELD SPECIMENS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

COLLECT FIELD SPECIMENS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
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SO 1
AC 1 - LIST

1. preserving them
2. placing them in formalin

there is also many more ways in which you can collect specimens or catch specimens by placing small traps in which you catch them for research  .also by using nets .for the various type of animal you want to collect etc.

AC 2 - selection is made of appropriate data collection methods

1. by making notes 
2. writing it in a record book to keep track of what you have collected already 
3. by marking it on gps and keeping the location (co-ordinates)

list made of what data is needed for example : colour, size ,type etc.

AC 3 - records is made of all the data that you have collected ,the data is then
written down in a book or logged on a system where you can then see the records about each specimen as well as keep treck of them

 S0 2
AC 1 - the correct map type of the area is used for locating the specimen you want to collect data on
as with the wrong map type you will locate it .by also using a gps to find the co ordinates of the location where that specimens are or using compass to find the right direction .

SO 3
AC 1 - the correct specimen are collected and the correct data is taken from the specimen
as you are working with ,the specimen gets prepared by using the correct methods also by using the
right procedures

AC 2 - when collecting a specimen at an exact location a marking should be placed so that you can know where you get the specimen as well as the correct place to find that kind of specimen

AC 3 - when environmental date is recorded you can use the following to keep track of it ,

1. weather conditioning 
2. by taking pictures of the area 
3. tree diameter 

AC 5 - when live specimen was collected and all research is done the animal should be released
in the area of origin .and which he prefers then .this way there is no additional information you will require .

SO 4
AC 1 - when collecting live specimen and you want to transport them in a safe way make sure that you do so according to the size of the animal .also what you will need to keep it from getting injured etc .
like when transporting game like zebra you will need a big truck with separate compartments where a max of 5 zebras will go in .where you can transport them safely .without injuries .etc

AC 2 -dead species are suitably preserved without harming them .as this can be done by placing animals in formalin .or by pinning animals on polystyrene with needles and to use them for education purposes .

AC 4 - make sure that you keep all the information for a certain specimen with that specimen at all the times to prevent your information getting lost .

AC 5 - specimens are delivered to desired location also given to the right personnel which is handling the specimen  
 

IGNITE,CONTROL AND EXTINGUISH FIRES IN A CONSERVATION AREAS .

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this morning we had a fire drill meeting which we do every fire season just to make sure that everyone knows what to do where to go .and what needs to be done when the alarm goes off ..
they sound the alarm where we then need to run to the maintenance store .to go and get things ready,
when everyone is then  there we then sort out the clothing for each person that is going out to fight the fire
this is clothing such as

1. helmets 
2. masks
3. jackets 
4. pants 
5. protection skin shirt(second skin) 
6. correct shoes 

once that is done they all get their gear on and then the teams are placed out ,and everyone gets told
with who and where they are going with ..and the vehicle's drivers are also chosen .