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#MondayMotivation shout out from @savingthesurvivors This adult Southern White Rhino cow called Kunene, was recently spotted by the reserve staff to be fairly lame on her left frontlimb. Dr. Johan @jrmarais and the attending veterinarian decided to take some radiographs, as the lameness together with a large wound on the lower, inside part of the limb was a cause of concern. Unfortunately a bad fracture of one of the bones was diagnosed, together with a possible infected joint. The cow’s limb was treated locally with an antibiotic bandage and L-Mesitran Wound Care medical grade honey. We also decided to apply a cast to the limb and put her on a course of strong antibiotics. We will be monitoring her closely to see how she responds to the treatment. Please help ensure our teams are always on ready to attend to Africas remaining Rhinos by donating via the link in our Bio. Thank you to all our supporters and partners including @insimbi_legacy_projects , @limpopo_rhino_conservation , @craghoppers and @fordsouthafrica #SavingTheSurvivors #CreatingHopeFromHurt #NotOnOurWatch #WorldRhinoDay2021 #Wildography #rhino #veterinarian #wildlife #wildlifevet #savetherhino #rhinoconservation #southafrica #africa #poaching #rhinohorn #hunting #huntingconservation #rhinovet #rhinosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #wildlifephotography #wildlifetourism #safari #vet #vets #veterinarymedicine #vetstudent #veterinarian #animalrescue #animallovers (at Somewhere in Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU4tpOWgJqR/?utm_medium=tumblr

Posted @withregram • @savingthesurvivors This adult Southern White Rhino Bull was attacked and injured by a large Elephant Bull on a game reserve. This must have been some battle to witness! Although Rhino are very large and heavy, they are unfortunately no competition for the planet's largest and most dangerous land animal, an angry Elephant Bull! The Rhino sustained several injuries on his back and sides, but most notably a severe injury on his right shoulder. Together with the local Veterinarian we treated him with antibiotics and sutured the large wound on his shoulder with very strong, human medical material that is specifically made to have exceptional breaking strength. He recovered well from the immobilisation and the Reserve Management and Veterinarian will soon give us feedback on his progress. Remember that our work is only possible with your support, please donate via the link in our Bio to ensure that we are always on hand to tend to Africa's most special species. #CreatingHopeFromHurt #seha #savetherhino #savingthesurvivors #animallivesmatter #antipoachin #NotOnOurWatch  #rhino #veterinarian #wildlife #wildlifevet  #rhinoconservation #southafrica #africa #poaching #rhinohorn #hunting #huntingconservation #rhinovet #rhinosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #wildlifephotography #wildlifetourism #safari #wildography #vets #veterinarymedicine #vetstudent #veterinarian #animalrescue @craghoppers @ara.industries @lmesitran https://www.instagram.com/p/CZlDI6wqA4L/?utm_medium=tumblr

Don't forget to tune in to BBC2 tonight at 23:05! If you can't stay up that late, the program will also be available on @bbciplayer! Follow the team of international experts, lead by @savingthesurvivors STS, as they search the wilds of South Sudan for any remaining Northern White Rhino. “We would like to thank our long standing supporters and kit suppliers @craghoppers for their ongoing collaboration in this project.” #SavingTheSurvivors #CreatingHopeFromHurt  #savetherhino  #savingthesurvivors  #animallivesmatter #antipoachin #NotOnOurWatch #rhino #veterinarian #wildlife #wildlifevet #rhinoconservation #southafrica #africa #poaching #rhinohorn #hunting #huntingconservation #rhinovet #rhinosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #wildlifephotography #wildlifetourism #safari #wildography #vets #veterinarymedicine #vetstudent #veterinarian #animalrescue https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc8IujIMEuT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This Is Why you ought to support @savingthesurvivors #DonateNow ⚠️⚠️ WARNING : GRAPHIC PICTURES OF OUR WORK ⚠️⚠️ Dr. Johan and the STS team in South Africa have been called to assist with an adult Southern White Rhino Bull that has been shot, front horn hacked off and the left to die. This magnificent male was attacked a few days ago but managed to survive the ordeal! The Poachers bullet went through his lower neck and is lodged somewhere in the muscles of the upper limb. Although the wound on his face is quite severe, to dart him so shortly after the incident may cost him his life. It is sometimes (not always – every case has its own merits and complexities) better to wait a few days for them to recover from the initial shock and trauma, then dart the animal and start with their treatment. At first he was quite lame and weak, but today he is doing much better and eating well, so we are hopeful that we can start his treatment in the coming days. We will keep you updated on this, yet another atrocity against the iconic and beautiful endangered species. Our work is only possible with your support, please donate via the link in our Bio to ensure that we are able to save these survivors and create hope from hurt. #SavingTheSurvivors #CreatingHopeFromHurt #NotOnOurWatch #WorldRhinoDay2021 #rhino #veterinarian #wildlife #wildlifevet #savetherhino #rhinoconservation #southafrica #africa #poaching #rhinohorn #hunting #huntingconservation #rhinovet #rhinosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #wildlifephotography #wildlifetourism #safari #vet #vets #veterinarymedicine #vetstudent #veterinarian #animalrescue https://www.instagram.com/p/CXCrY3XonlD/?utm_medium=tumblr

Tragedy Strikes again! #Repost from @savingthesurvivors We have another Survivor! But tragically 4 other Rhinos were massacred, including a pregnant female. Dr. Johan is leading a veterinary team treating the Rhino who escaped the bloodbath. Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve, just outside of Cape Town in South Africa has been rocked by a brutal poaching attack where four rhinos, including a pregnant female were found butchered on Wednesday. The survivor is believed to have been shot in the face, but is moving well and grazing. Dr. Johan and the veterinarian team are assessing the best course of action. We will keep you updated on this, yet another atrocity against the iconic and beautiful endangered species. Our work is only possible with your support, please donate via the link in our profile to ensure that we are able to save these survivors and create hope from hurt. #SavingTheSurvivors #CreatingHopeFromHurt #NotOnOurWatch #WorldRhinoDay2021 #rhino #veterinarian #wildlife #wildlifevet #savetherhino #rhinoconservation #southafrica #africa #poaching #rhinohorn #hunting #huntingconservation #rhinovet #rhinosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #wildlifephotography #wildlifetourism #safari #wildography #vets #veterinarymedicine #vetstudent #veterinarian #animalrescue https://www.instagram.com/p/CXWjX3NsqqD/?utm_medium=tumblr

For this #WildlifeWednesday be inspired by the sweet story from @savingthesurvivors awesome survivor “Seha” who has been getting a lot of press recently, and rightly so! #repost “His story has been picked up by the Daily Mail and been boosted by Tweets from @rickygervais and Posts from @ladbible . Seha is a magnificent Southern White Rhino Bull that we rescued in 2016. He was the only survivor of 5 Rhinos that were attacked on the same farm! He suffered an horrific injury when the poachers hacked away both his horns and left him for dead. Over the past 5 years we have been caring for and treating Seha. In 2018 we decided that his wound had healed sufficiently that we could introduce him to female Rhinos and see if he could socialise without his horns. He did more than socialise! In 2019, one of the females, another poaching survivor called "Lucky" gave birth to Seha's son "Daniel" Later this year we plan to move Seha and some females to a much larger property where they can enjoy a more “Wild” life. Seha's journey is a great example of why we do what we do. We can not only save these animals that have suffered at the hands of humans, but they can go on to breed and contribute to the survival of their species! Thank you to everyone who has supported us and helped to care for Seha and all the other survivors we have treated. Remember that our work is 100% funded by public support, with no Governmental help. So your donations are what make this possible! You can donate via the link in our profile to ensure that we are always there to answer that call when a survivor needs us. #SavingTheSurvivors #CreatingHopeFromHurt #NotOnOurWatch #WorldRhinoDay2021 #Wildography #rhino #veterinarian #wildlife #wildlifevet #savetherhino #rhinoconservation #southafrica #africa #poaching #rhinohorn #hunting #huntingconservation #rhinovet #rhinosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #wildlifephotography #wildlifetourism #safari #vets #veterinarymedicine #vetstudent #veterinarian #animalrescue #babyrhinorescue @babyrhinorescueorg https://www.instagram.com/p/CVzgh9vAJQq/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy #RhinoFriday shout out from frontline wildlife charity @savingthesurvivors There is always a lot of press attention when baby Rhinos are born in Zoos around the world, but shouldn't we be celebrating the ones born in Africa even more? Our partners at @insimbi_legacy_projects have recently welcomed the latest addition to their crash! Shinkwe, their eldest female Southern White Rhino gave birth last week to one of the tiniest calves that we have seen. He is extremely cute and still finding his feet. You can even see in the second image that his umbilical cord is still attached. Please join us in congratulating Carmela, Michelle and everyone at Insimbi on the safe arrival of yet another Rhino born in Africa! Watch this space for exciting news of further and closer collaborations between STS and Africa's Rhino Caretakers like Insimbi.... 📸 credits: @shellbyville13 #SavingTheSurvivors #CreatingHopeFromHurt #NotOnOurWatch #WorldRhinoDay2021 #rhino #veterinarian #wildlife #wildlifevet #savetherhino #rhinoconservation #southafrica #africa #poaching #rhinohorn #hunting #huntingconservation #rhinovet #rhinosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #wildlifephotography #wildlifetourism #safari #wildography #vets #veterinarymedicine #vetstudent #veterinarian #animalrescue https://www.instagram.com/p/CWLWfpjM8hU/?utm_medium=tumblr

#ThisIsWhy @savingthesurvivors Founder, Dr. Johan is one of the most respected Wildlife veterinarians in the world! You do not get taught to perform surgery on the larger, mammalian species like Rhino and Elephant in University as a rule. Procedures like abdominal surgery, joint surgery and limb fractures are relatively complicated in these wildlife species and one needs a strong foundation in another large animal species to be able to confidently perform these procedures in large wild animals. The only large animal species that often requires interventions as mentioned above are Horses, which regularly need abdominal colic surgery, joint surgery and repair of limb fractures. Dr. Johan @jrmarais has been an equine surgeon for the last 23 years and to keep his clinical surgery skills current, he still frequently performs these procedures on Horses. This enables him to stay up to date with the newest developments in surgery, wound treatments and animal science, which in turn he then applies to injured Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo and other wildlife. So when he is not saving lives in the bush, he is keeping up his skills and saving lives in the operating theatre! Please remember that we are 100% funded by public support, you donations ensure our teams have the skills and tools to answer that call when Wildlife needs us. Please donate to show your support via the link in our Bio. #CreatingHopeFromHurt #seha #savetherhino #savingthesurvivors #animallivesmatter #antipoachin #NotOnOurWatch #rhino #veterinarian #wildlife #wildlifevet #rhinoconservation #southafrica #africa #poaching #rhinohorn #hunting #huntingconservation #rhinovet #rhinosofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #wildlifephotography #wildlifetourism #safari #wildography #vets #veterinarymedicine #vetstudent #veterinarian #animalrescue @craghoppers @ara.industries @lmesitran https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ_meiIgbeL/?utm_medium=tumblr