As you may have learned through the news at the time, from August to November 2019 Southern Africa was in the grip of one of the most severe draughts in years. In the country of Zimbabwe, Hwange National Park and Mana Pools were the wilderness areas affected most.
The clarion call reached our NGO and we wanted to help as effectively and swiftly as we could. In previous years we had already financed the drilling of a borehole and paid for the maintenance of several water provision points for wildlife. Having once again taken counsel with local conservationist we were given the strong recommendation to support „Wild is Life“, an NGO set up and run by Roxy Danckwerts.
“Wild is Life” consists of two branches, namely „The Wild is Life Trust“, a wildlife sanctuary catering for injured, orphaned and rescued wildlife, and the Zimbabwe Elephant Nursery.
Gisela and Wolfgang Hennig visited the Elephant Nursery and met Roxy in November 2018 during a trip through Southern Africa and could observe Roxy and her team’s sterling work first-hand.
Not only do they care for orphaned elephants there, but also look after lions, cheetah, pangolins, kudus, giraffe, wildebeest, sable antelope, impalas, duikers, tortoises and primates who have all found a safe and caring home in the sanctuary. Whenever possible - and after careful scrutiny of suitable and safe habitats - the animals will be released back into the wild after they have gone through the rehabilitation process. However, this may not be a feasible option in some instances. Then the animals will have to be provided for in situ.
On 19th November 2019 our NGO transferred the substantial sum of 20,000€ into the bank account of „The Wild is Life“ Trust. As you can imagine the team was absolutely delighted to learn of the donation as they had had to take in a larger than usual number of orphaned elephant babies whose mothers had perished in the draught.
Roxy and her team not only take care of the physiological needs of the animals, for them the close bond between animals and people is just as important. Their Sanctuary has become a fusion of humanity and wildlife.
The tours they offer through their property are conducted with integrity and authenticity and play an important part in educating the public, above all school children, about the importance of caring for our wildlife and learning about the sentience of these precious animals.
Please support our work and make a donation to:
IBAN DE 84 7706 9739 0000 1155 17
BIC GENODEF1THA
Do not forget to state your address as we will issue you with a receipt. Your donation to our NGO is tax-deductible.