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Sam Keegan
May 20, 20174 min read
WALKING FOR BABOONS 2017
Today 19 Staff and Volunteers committed to pushing their own boundaries all for standing up for BABOONS! Walking 26km from the Grietjie...
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Primate CARE
May 17, 20177 min read
C.A.R.E. Joins GFAS & PASA Workshops
C.A.R.E. baboon sanctuary Directors join GFAS, The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries and PASA, The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance work
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Samantha Dewhirst, MSc. Primate Conservation
May 11, 20171 min read
Celebrity Activist Anneka Svenska Supports our Cause
Our annual global fundraiser #WalkingforBaboons has proven to be a huge success, not only raising funds but also awareness, encouraging...
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Primate CARE
Jan 1, 20172 min read
*New* 2017 Volunteer Guide
IDYLLIC AFRICAN DREAM MEETS REAL LIFE Find out what is new at C.A.R.E. for volunteering in 2017! All your questions on travel, what to...
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Primate CARE
Oct 30, 20163 min read
Planting a Legacy
Trees are beautiful, natural and produce oxygen for us to breathe. Trees are a place of sanctuary, rest, shade. Trees should never be...
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Primate CARE
Oct 11, 20161 min read
Orange Tree Blossoms
Since we have our new Education and Visitor Area almost completed, safely within an electric fence we have been able to grow fruits and...
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Samantha Dewhirst, MSc. Primate Conservation
Sep 24, 20163 min read
C.A.R.E. Represented at British Veterinary Zoological Society
Veterinarians Stephanie Machado and Joao Frias along with Veterinary Student Francesca Alsworth (pictured) from the University of Bristol...
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C.A.R.E. The Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and
Sep 24, 20161 min read
The Dodo Story
Sweet little Eleanor's story of injury and her fight for survival has been shared with an international audience thanks to The Dodo! Read...
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Rachel Hay - Veterinary Nurse, Scotland
Jun 3, 20163 min read
Coffee Mornings Raised £700 for Veterinary Clinic!
Just before my adventure to volunteer again at C.A.R.E. baboon sanctuary in January of this year (2016) as a Veterinary Nurse, I decided...
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Primate CARE
Jun 1, 20162 min read
Bush-babies Thriving at a Wild Safe-Haven
Do you remember our gorgeous Mohammad the thick-tailed bush-baby ex-pet? Mohammad came to C.A.R.E. very overweight after spending years...
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Vicki Hayes
May 30, 20163 min read
"Curry-night" Fundraiser a Success
Embarking on a fundraiser can be scary - what to do and how? Vicki Hayes decided to hold a fundraiser at her local Curry House and she...
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Molly Jorges, C.A.R.E.
May 30, 20169 min read
C.A.R.E. Representative at IPPL Meeting
Hello my name is Molly Jorges and I work at the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (C.A.R.E.) as the Animal Welfare and...
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Samantha Dewhirst
Apr 19, 20163 min read
Released into a Semi-Wild
Today, was an exciting day! Today we opened up the doors of the introduction cage which enters in the semi-wild! The baboons under-going...
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Primate CARE
Apr 18, 20161 min read
CARE Orphan in Happy Tails Magazine!
One of our baby baboon orphans is featured in this seasons Happy Tails Magazine! " Happy Tails is an uplifting animal rescue magazine...
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Samantha - C.A.R.E.
Mar 1, 20163 min read
Orphan Warthog Rescue
Stella is an orphaned warthog that was rescued and hand-raised by C.A.R.E. volunteers and staff. She has been under-going rehabilitation...
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Primate CARE
Dec 23, 20152 min read
A New Book! About Rita and the Baboons
Want a meaningful Christmas gift idea? How about this stunning brand-new, finally printed in English book about Rita and her stories......
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Samantha Dewhirst
Dec 23, 20151 min read
A Perfect Gift for 2016!
Looking for the perfect gift for the primatologist/monkey-lover in your life? We have the perfect gift! A 2016 Primate Connections...
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Primate CARE
Dec 23, 20156 min read
2016 Calendar!
We’d like to say a huge thank you to Melanie Eager for sponsoring C.A.R.E. to be part of the PrimateConnections calendar for 2016. The...
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IPPL Newsletter
Apr 26, 20151 min read
After Rita: A Letter from C.A.R.E.
Download the full PDF from the International Primate Protection Leagues website; http://www.ippl.org/gibbon/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20...
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Samantha Dewhirst, MSc
Apr 26, 201510 min read
Stephen and Blue into the Wild
Blue, a powerful adult male chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) and the rest of his rehabilitated troop, once hand-raised as infants are...
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