Wild Animal Orphans

Fourteen highly endangered Wild Dog pups arrive at Naankuse Marlice with the help of Zacheo meets this challenge headon In the meantime the leopard cubs are beginning to pose a danger to Zacheo

When Shona the injured baby baboon orphan is introduced to her new friends things dont go all that smoothly Friendship may take some time to grow if it arrives at all

In an attempt to find a leopard in the vast desert landscape of southern Namibia Marlice relies on the skills of Kiewiet an expert Bushman tracker

Establishing the hierarchy within a troop of adult baboons is serious business but when a wild leopard gets trapped the teams priority shifts and the adrenaline starts pumping

Three adult lions and two wild leopards must swap enclosures ndash a dangerous exercise If things dont go precisely to plan someone could get seriously hurt or even killed

Umbili and Shakira the leopard cubs are becoming a real threat to Zacheos safety so they have to be moved On a more comical note the baby baboons are moved in with the juveniles and monkey antics promptly ensue

Its a year later and things have changed Marlice and Rudie have a new baby boy and he needs to be introduced to the animals

Even at a wildlife sanctuary poaching can rear its ugly head and quick action must be taken The team is on high alert to defend the animals they have come to know and love

The wild dogs are almost fully grown now and are Marlices proudest project and biggest responsibility When one gets bitten by a snake emotions run high and they have to move quickly to save her

A caracal with a broken leg arrives needing immediate medical attention Then when the owner of two tame cheetahs breaks a leg Marlice has to swoop in to save the day

With all the rain came an abundance of animals Rudie takes to the air to count them but only after saving a cheetahs life on the operating table

In their biggest effort to release animals back into the wild Marlice and Rudie have to find and capture seven cheetahs and one leopard all in one day

Seven cheetahs and one leopard get their first taste of freedom in an epic release effort one that Marlice and Rudie have been dreaming about for a long time How will they feel once this journey comes to an end