Today, I am sincerely hoping I can count on your compassion for animals.
A really sad situation is unfolding in South Africa, and hundreds of little orphaned wild animals desperately need your help.
Credit: Friends of Free Wildlife
These tiny, precious creatures are sick, injured and alone in the world, and without support from kind people like you, they stand little chance of surviving.
Why are there so many orphaned wild animals in need right now?
During the height of summer in South Africa, temperatures soar – and, even worse for wild animals, rampant wildfires break out. Their moms get killed in these fires, and they are left alone, often injured and starving.
Many die. The lucky ones end up with our partner, Friends of Free Wildlife (FFW).
But our partner is at breaking point – there are just SO many animals in critical need.
Credit: Friends of Free Wildlife
When we visited recently, we saw first-hand how overwhelmed the little sanctuary is.
In January alone, FFW took in 463 animals – that’s an average of 15 little souls every day, all requiring varying levels of critical medical care, as well as food and safe shelter.
Some of these little creatures – like tiny buck who are barely walking yet – have been orphaned because hunters shot their mothers. Others lost their families to deadly fires.
There are SO many hungry mouths to feed. So many broken legs, burn wounds and empty bellies. To make matters worse, a critically important volunteer recently and suddenly passed away. These deaths are not only devastating for the FFW family, but for the countless little creatures counting on the staff for their daily needs.
How can you help?
During storms, baby genets fall out of trees when their nests are destroyed. Credit: Friends of Free Wildlife
You can help by sharing this story with all your friends and family, and by making a donation – every amount makes a difference!
It costs our partner around $2,000 (£1,605) a month to feed, treat and take care of all the animals. If we can cover a month’s worth of food, shelter and treatment, it would relieve a massive amount of pressure for our partner, enabling them to give injured, orphaned animals the best possible care.
It may be a small organization, but it is doing truly BIG things for the vulnerable and endangered wildlife of South Africa, and you and I can help them do so much more.
This baby steenbok, who should still be nursing from its mother, was found orphaned, starving and alone. Credit: Friends of Free Wildlife
Will you help? The animals would be so grateful.
