Serval rescued and named
A serval was rescued and handed to Wild and Free Wildlife Rehabilitation.
“This little boy came to us last week, extremely emaciated and malnourished. With the help of our veterinarian, Dr Peet Venter, he is recovering well,” said the director of Wild and Free, Deidré Joubert.
On the road to recovery, Joubert decided this youngster needs to be named. “I cannot keep calling him ‘cat’ or ‘angry one’.” She asked on Facebook and WhatsApp groups for people to vote for a suitable names. Some names suggested were Rafiki, meaning “friend”, Londa, meaning “protect”, Thapelo, meaning “prayer”, Mpilo, meaning “life” and Hlanhla, meaning “luck”.
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This message was shared by Joubert this week: “Thank you for all the votes for the little serval’s name. We have received a lot of votes on Facebook and WhatsApp groups and it has been tallied. The winning name was Mpilo.”
Mpilo is doing very well in an outside enclosure to give him more space to exercise and be wild. Wild and Free is a rehabilitation centre for indigenous wildlife. It is a self-funded registered non-profit organisation (NPC 2016/306166/08) that cares for South African wildlife that are injured and/or misplaced, and is completely dependent on donations from the public and companies.
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Joubert has eight years’ experience in indigenous wildlife rehabilitation and is also a member of the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Fraternity.
If you come across a wild animal in distress that needs to be rescued, call or WhatsApp Joubert on 079 988 5748.
