Situated in Velddrif alongside the Berg River, the owl orphanage is the only rehabilitation centre of its kind on the West Coast.
‘The nice part about what we do is the day that we actually release a bird,’ says Jacques Nel, the founder of the Owl Orphanage Rehabilitation Centre. The centre relies on the SPCA and other vets to assist with rescues and assessments. If there is any chance of recovery, ‘they come to us’, says Nel. The main goal is to release animals back into the wild.
A big issue for birds is poison ingested when eating rodents. Other problems include the muti market, the illegal wildlife trade and snares. Nel is totally dedicated to the centre and its work. He doesn’t put his phone on silent at night as he often gets calls in the early hours, weekends and public holidays included.In 2022 the centre relocated to larger premises on a farm in Velddrif. They now work with barn owls, sparrowhawks, booted eagles, waterfowl, buzzards, tortoises and small deer, such as grysbok and steenbok. In the past year, they’ve rehabilitated over 480 birds of prey.
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