WORLD WORLDWIDE AFRICA SOUTH-AFRICA - ANIMALS - ANIMALSURVIVALINTERNATIONAL - Devastating wildfires leave baby animals orphaned.

 

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Fragile newborn animals need round-the-clock care after wildfires destroyed their homes and tore them from their mothers. Please help by making a donation now! Share Tweet Forward Share Dear friends, Wildfires recently ripped through the Gauteng province of South Africa, leaving helpless wild animals orphaned and injured. Credit: Friends of Free Wildlife Two tiny jackal cubs were orphaned in separate fires, their mothers either perishing or becoming disorientated, losing their cubs in the chaos.   Even more devastatingly, a newborn red hartebeest lost her mother moments after she was born. She was found with her umbilical cord still attached.   These traumatized infants stand little chance without your help today.  Can they count on you? Please help by making a donation now! Infant wild animals are fighting for their lives after fire orphaned them and destroyed their homes. Please help us pay for their life-saving treatment. Credit: Friends of Free Wildlife When the dry South African landscape catches fire, there is little animals can do to escape the raging flames, which can tear through the bushveld at a terrifying 13.5mph (22kph).  These latest infant victims, and others with equally tragic histories, have found safety and care at our partner, Friends of Free Wildlife (FFW), a private, community-run wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center.   FFW has placed the baby jackals together so they can support each other in the wake of this crushing loss, helping them on their long road to recovery.   But for the little hartebeest, recovery will take a lot more time, resources and effort.  Because her mother died immediately after the infant was born, she did not receive her first, vital feed, which would have given her crucial immune-boosting colostrum. While she is clinging to survival, she is weak, immuno-compromised, and at serious risk of death.  Credit: ASI/Savannah Anderson When our team visited, she was still not able to stand or walk on her own. Baby animals dependent on their mothers have lost their primary caregivers to devastating wildfires. Please, help us give them a second chance at life. FFW takes in an average of 177 cases every month, and in the aftermath of wildfires, they have their hands full.  It costs approximately $1700 (£1,310) to treat and feed all their rescues each month. We would love to assist the sanctuary for three months, helping to give the animals the best chance of recovery and release, and easing the immense financial burden on the small organization. Please help by making a donation now! Even as the team struggles to fund the rehabilitation of these survivors, more rescues keep pouring in. Credit: ASI/Savannah Anderson Devastating wildfires in Gauteng are increasing in frequency and intensity, due largely to climate change. Animals lucky enough to escape the flames are often left with severe injuries and rely on organizations such as FFW to survive. Without this care and the dedicated team at FFW, they wouldn’t have a chance.   FFW is in dire need of funds for food, medicine and veterinary supplies to keep these babies alive, and to ensure they can recover and be safely returned to wild areas where they belong.  They can only continue their work through the support of people like you. Please, open your heart to these little victims. They are vulnerable, afraid, and need all the support they can get – so please, donate any amount you can today.  Saving animals and the planet, Campaign Director Animal Survival International P.S. When wildfires rip through landscapes, infant animals are separated from their parents and left to fend for themselves… or worse. Three newborn animals just like this need your help – and your donation today will play a vital role in saving their lives. Please help by making a donation now!