Baby genets found in uMhlanga recovering at rescue centre
This was the third Large-Spotted Genet rescued in the uMhlanga area in the last week, with the two babies under the care of a rescue centre.
TWO Large-Spotted Genet pups, rescued in uMhlanga, are doing well in the care of the Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW).
The young genets, who were most likely orphaned, were found near The Oyster Box last week and are being hand-reared by the CROW team, receiving specialised care and nutrition they need to grow.
Tracey Hartley, who runs the Public Benefit Organisation (PBO), Feral Cat Rescue Trust, was one of the first on scene.
“Two people approached me saying they had found a kitten in the bushes. She was holding one of them up and I said ‘that’s not a kitten’ and I knew immediately it was a Genet. They showed me the other young pup, who was in the bushes nearby. There was a big storm a few days prior and my assumption is mommy was disturbed. I called CROW and they suggested taking to Ashburn Vet which is what the young couple did,” Hartley explained.
This was the third genet rescued within days of each other with another juvenile genet rescued after it was spotted in a restaurant in Gateway.
CROW’s operations director, Clint Halkett-Siddall said they have noticed more genets in public spaces such as malls and houses.
“In the past two months there have been around seven genets that have come into our care. A few were released as they were just displaced and the orphaned pups are still in our care as they will be hand raised at CROW and released back into the wild once they are ready. Most of our rescues are due to the fact of habitat destruction and industrialisation forcing animals out of their common areas and closer to urban areas,” Halkett-Siddall said. “There have been quite a few they are finding themselves in more public spaces such as malls and houses.”
- If you find an animal in distress, call CROW 031 462 1127 who can give advice as each case is different and requires different action.
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