Baby Sable antelope rescued
Given yesterdays (4.14.11) frustrations, what happened that evening makes it all worth it. In the town about two hours away from Kasane (where Zeby came from) a farmer found a Sable Antelope that was separated from its mother. He tried to find the herd but had no luck so he was taking care of it. The Department of Wildlife and National Parks does not allow the general public to care for orphaned animals because everyone would be doing it (and who knows how the babies would be orphaned). So, it was decided that Clay (since he is a Veterinarian) would need to care for the orphan. So, we drove the 2 hours to get to the farm and actually found out that the original person caring for the baby moved it to another farm. Clay said it was 50 km in a different direction, it was a long way. Anyway, we found the baby Sable and I felt really bad to take him because the two children already bonded with him. They even put a bunny in the enclosure to keep him company. But we reassure them that when they come to Kasane, that they can visit whenever they wanted.. Sable Antelopes are such beautiful animals.
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