"I
have always been amazed by your energy
and zeal for conservation work.
We will continue to admire you."
Sinvula Mundumuko, Dept of National
Heritage, Lusaka |
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In
October 2000 three
tiny warthogs
ran up to the
Centre as it was
being constructed.
Their mother was
nowhere to be
seen, though vultures
circled in the
distance. After
two hours and
in the heat of
the day Steve
decided he should
try and catch
them. He succeeded
in trying to catch
two and took them
into the house.
They were named
Pinky and Perky
and became the
first of many
orphaned animals
to be raised by
Steve and Anna.
Pinky
and Perky went
on to raise several
families of their
own and are still
living a totally
wild life close
to Chipembele. |
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Other
orphaned animals that
have been successfully
reared and rehabilitated
at Chipembele include:
vervet monkeys, a yellow
baboon, bushbucks, a
Sharpe’s grysbok,
a hyena, scrub hares,
squirrels and an Egyptian
goose.
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A
sick young elephant
was also brought to
Chipembele after he
had been found near
a village and was unable
to stand. The cause
of his sickness was
never discovered but
it is suspected that
it was shock after his
mother was killed by
poachers. He made a
full recovery. |
 Please
note: It is
the intention of Steve
and Anna to rear
and rehabilitate
to the wild all orphaned
or sick animals that
are brought to them
for their care. None
are reared or retained
as pets. Permission
is sought from ZAWA
(the Zambian Wildlife
Authority) who are kept
regularly updated. They
also seek expert advice
whenever required.
Finally,
there is one more animal
that must get a mention…
Bulu, the Jack Russell-cross
dog. He is famed throughout
the Luangwa Valley for
his narrow scrapes with
death - he survived
a vicious lion attack
then stayed for 5 days
in the bush on his own
with horrific neck injuries,
he has had countless
bouts of sleeping sickness
(normally a killer disease
in domestic animals)
and was nearly blinded
by a spitting cobra
but regained his sight
after a careful operation.
He has also been the
very patient and loving
adoptive mother and
guardian to all the
animals who have been
reared at Chipembele.
No wonder he is known
everywhere as Bulu the
Wonder Dog! |
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