We receive about seven calls a year about caracals needing our help. Most often, they’ve been struck by cars, caught in poachers’ snares, or are sick.

This adult female ‘rooikat’ had been injured by a dog and had some nasty wounds – including a deep bite to her throat. Our veterinary surgeon patched her up before our Wildlife team took over her care.

As the last remaining “big” predator cats on the Peninsula, we are privileged to rescue, rehabilitate and release these rooikatte back into the wild.