Little Lola on the mend
Lola the nyala is well on the way to her release after being rescued at only two-weeks-old
AFTER being admitted to the Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) last year, Lola the nyala is making positive progress towards being reintroduced into the wild.
Found at two-weeks-old in False Bay in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park by Richards Bay resident Geoff Shamely, no sign of Lola’s mother after two days resulted in immediate action from CROW.
Over the past 10 weeks, Lola had been professionally hand-reared by CROW clinic nurse Kelly Wilyman.
In addition to bottle-feeding Lola, Kelly has monitored Lola’s physical development carefully and was also responsible for introducing her to solid food as her mother would have in the wild.
Over the festive season, Lola was transferred from her indoor pen to CROW’s large outdoor enclosure. Here, Lola has plenty of cover from the heat, access to fresh drinking water and lots of natural food to graze and browse on.
Lola will remain at CROW until she is big and strong enough to fend for herself and be returned to the wild.
‘As with all 500 of CROW’s current wildlife patients, a suitable release site will be identified for Lola where she will be safe from poachers and have the best chance of a long and free life in her natural habitat.’ said CROW Communications Manager Paul Hoyte.
