Moholoholo Wildlife and Rehabilitation Center NPC

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Moholoholo Wildlife and Rehabilitation Center NPC

Rehab centre and sanctuary, caring for South Africa's poisoned, injured and orphaned wildlife.
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WILDLIFE EMERGENCIES: open 24hours! 071 714 7502 or 064 705 3180

General enquires: 015 795 5236

06/06/2026

Meet Spanner ✨️

This baby Honey badger was found alone on a reserve, and after being monitored for the night unfortunately mum did not come back. At this age he should still be inside the den so it is possible that mum was moving him to a new den and something happened, unfortunately we won't ever know.

Upon examination we found that he had pneumonia and demodectic mange. The pneumonia cleared up well with appropriate treatment and the mange has also now healed. His eyes are just starting to open and he is doing really well.

Badgers are one of the multiple species we have to take a huge amount of care to ensure they are not used to humans when handrearing. We take a full hands off approach when it comes to his care.

He will stay with us until he at the age of independence, which is about 1.5 years (this is how long he would stay with mum for) before release ✨️

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23/05/2026

Vulture poisoning ❗️

Once more, in conjunction with 3 critically endangered White backed vultures and 1 vulnerable Cape vulture were able to be rescued from a poisoning scene. Unfortunately 26 deceased birds were also found.

The 4 birds were treated in the field and along the journey back to the centre. Once back treatment continued for another few days. Poisoning recovery involves intensive treatment for the first 72 hours to ensure all the toxins are removed from the body and no lasting damage has been done.

Thankfully all 4 birds recovered and were able to be released this week ✨️

We hope awareness of vulture poisoning incidents is increasing around the world, especially after last years mass incident. These devastating events are all too frequent and poisoning is the most common reason for vultures to be admitted at Moholoholo.

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20/05/2026

This young kudu calf was rescued after being found alone along a fence line. Kudu's are herd antelope and babies stay with their mum from birth. As he was found alone, it is possible he was separated or rejected by his group. He was in a bad way when he was rescued, infested with internal and external parasite and small wounds and underweight.

Luckily now he is starting to turn a corner! He is taking the bottle well and picking up condition everyday. We are hopeful he will continue to thrive under our care until he is old enough for release ✨️

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12/05/2026

This White faced owl was admitted after being found with a broken wing.

Most of the time it is unknown how the animals sustain the injuries that caused them to need rehab, we can usually determine from the types of injuries or location found but sometimes it remains unknown.

Due to the nature of the break, supporting and bandaging the wing was the best option. we bandaged the wing in the correct position during the mandatory healing time. After this, we closely monitored wing position whilst he was still in the hospital. Eventually he was ready to move outside to start exercising the wing and regain muscle.

After a successful recovery he was ready to be released. He was returned to the area he was found in hopes that he would return to his mate and territory as they are monogamous birds!

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29/04/2026

We welcome transparency 🐾

Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre has been independently assessed by Wild Choices and classified as a rehabilitation-to-support facility.

This reflects the reality of our work: rehabilitating and releasing wildlife wherever possible, while continuously improving welfare standards and hands-off practices.

We value organisations like Wild Choices that help guide the public toward ethical wildlife facilities and encourage better standards across the industry.

Over the past few years, we have made significant changes to our protocols, facilities, and approach to animal care — and we have documented this journey openly on our website.

If you would like to learn more about South African wildlife centres worth supporting, and those committed to improving over time, please explore the Wild Choices assessments:
https://www.wildchoices.org/

Wild Choices independently reviews captive wildlife tourism facilities in South Africa using the publicly available SATSA Captive Wildlife Attractions & Activities Guidelines and Decision Tool, helping visitors make informed ethical choices.

You can also view our own progress and timeline of improvements here:https://www.moholoholo.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Moholoholo-SATSA-DECISION-TOOL-TIMELINE.pdf

Our focus remains unchanged: doing what is best for the animals, every day.
Thank you for your continued trust and support. 🤍

13/04/2026

It was finally time for Splinter, our orphaned Honey badger to be released! ✨️

Some of you may remember he came to us in May 2024 as a tiny 2 month old orphan who's eye has just started to open. He was found alone along a dirt path with no mum insight.

He battled with a nasty skin infection which thankfully healed fully after treatment.

Our biggest concern was to ensure that Splinter stayed as wild as possible to ensure once released he did not gravitate towards people for any reason. This involved full disguises during care and feeding, no talking with full hands off approach and being housed in our most secluded rehabilitation section.

Honey badgers stay with their mum for a minimum of 1.5 years which is why he has been with us for some time. Once he was at the age of independence we were all eager to get him back out into the wild!

*the purple spray on Splinter was a temporary identification to monitor port release. It washes/wears off after a few days

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04/04/2026

This year has tested us

In January, severe floods hit our centre. Just as we began recovering, intense storms caused further damage to our enclosures and facilities—and left us without power for 10 days.

During that time, we had to rely on our generator to keep critical areas running for our patients and babies, using substantial resources just to maintain their care.

We’re working hard every day to repair, rebuild, and keep everything running—but the impact has placed real pressure on our resources.

If you’d like to support us during this time, we would truly appreciate it 🤍

Please use “Storm Damage” as your reference when donating.

Moholoholo Wildlife and Rehab NPC Donation
Standard Bank
Branch code: 051001
Account Nr: 012746517
SWIFT code: SBZAZAJJ
PBO (NPC) ref.: 930073733

Every bit of support helps us keep going—for them 🐾

28/03/2026

Some sanctuary resident appreciation ✨️

One of our recent volunteers, Clara took these amazing pictures of some of the animals that call Moholoholo home

1. Themba one of our Wild dogs
2. Dudu our Southern ground hornbill
3. Daisy one of our Grey duikers
4. Fanta one of our leopards
5. One of our Hooded vultures

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14/03/2026

Tinkie ✨️

This little steenbokkie was found alone, despite being monitored for some time mum never came back. Some members of the public attempted to raise her but unfortunately she got very sick so they brought her to us.

Now that she is in our care she is starting to turn a corner with her health and weight and we are hopeful she will keep going from strength to strength!

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07/03/2026

And that makes 4...

After her mum was sadly killed because she was eating chickens, this little genet was left orphaned. Luckily some kind people found her and were able to bring her to us where she was joined with our other 3 large spotted genets babies.

Upon arrival she was struggling with an eye infection but otherwise healthy. Now all 4 genets are weaned and we are so happy with their progress. As they are all only half grown they will stay with us over winter until next summer when they will be released ✨️

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Address

Main Road R531, Next To Kampersrus
Hoedspruit
1380

Telephone

+27717147502

Website

http://www.moholoholo.co.za/

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