Owl Rescue Centre

Owl Rescue Centre Owl Rescue Centre is dedicated to the protection of owls in South Africa. NPC Reg. No 2012/126036/08

Realising that there was a rapid decline in owl numbers and that owls had become one of the most common wildlife casualties brought into veterinary practices, Brendan and his wife Danelle, decided to focus all their efforts on conserving them. The organisation they founded, Owl Rescue Centre, is based at Hartbeespoort in the North West Province, and now takes in more than a thousand owls every yea

r through their rescue efforts. The owls are rehabilitated and when they can survive on their own in the wild, are released in the sanctuary – a farm which is located within a 12,000-hectare conservancy. Owl Rescue Centre is a registered Non-profit company and permitted rehabilitation facility concerned with the well-being of all owl species and wildlife in Southern Africa. Owl Rescue Centre is dedicated to protect owls, rescue owls that are in danger and rehabilitate and care for owls that have been injured, are sick, poisoned or orphaned and then release them back into their natural environment using specifically researched release methods. We are also involved in several conservation projects to decrease the high mortality rate of owl species. Contact number:
Product Inquiries & Orders
+2764 786 5189

Wildlife Emergencies & Advice
+2782 719 5463

* Please keep general inquiries to normal business hours, Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm. The Wildlife Rescue & Advice line is open for emergencies at all hours.

This morning, we took a 500km flight to rescue this beautiful adult female Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl. At her size, she should...
23/06/2026

This morning, we took a 500km flight to rescue this beautiful adult female Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl. At her size, she should weigh around 3.2kg—but severe poisoning has left her at less than half of that. We rushed her back to our centre as fast as possible; she has been medicated, given fluids, and is now resting in an incubator, though she is still in critical condition. My guess is that she ate from poison laced bait intended for other animals.
The only silver lining is that we very seldom see this species admitted for poisoning🙂

22/06/2026

Another monkey rescue that we did at Mangwanani Spa late this afternoon. It was fascinating to watch how protective his presumed sister was. If she had been any bigger, she definitely would have put her boxing gloves on😉

22/06/2026

We’ve been tagged 240 times in a post about a monkey with tight plastic strapping around his wrist. We set a trap early this morning and are now waiting to catch the correct monkey. We've caught three already, but unfortunately not the one that we need to catch. A local resident, René, has kindly offered to release all the wrong ones😉

20/06/2026

Get a working dog they said.. It would be fun they said. This is what happens every time you just want a 5 minute coffee break😉

20/06/2026

This big fella made himself right at home at a retirement village. It was built for humans, but it turns out habituated baboons also have an affinity for the finer things in life. We caught him, took him for a 300km drive this morning, and relocated him to a beautiful new neighborhood surrounded by mountains, a river, and plenty of bushveld—though unfortunately for him, no tea and croissants. Hopefully, he meets a young lass here and doesn't think about making the trip back😉

18/06/2026

We have a deck just outside our treehouse, but we don't really use it for its intended purpose anymore. It has basically just become a huge bird feeder😉

17/06/2026

You've all seen those wildlife release videos slowed down for maximum dramatic effect.
We thought about it, but decided to keep it real and play this one at normal speed😉

Up for auction today: A rather rustic but very sturdy Barn Owl house. The highest bid by midnight tonight takes the titl...
17/06/2026

Up for auction today: A rather rustic but very sturdy Barn Owl house. The highest bid by midnight tonight takes the title deeds😉

We needed to get our airplane fueled up and ready for a 900 km rescue trip tomorrow. Because of tight space constraints,...
16/06/2026

We needed to get our airplane fueled up and ready for a 900 km rescue trip tomorrow. Because of tight space constraints, only one of our K9s can join on this flight. If you look really closely at the photo we just took, you can spot exactly who won the co-pilot seat.
​This is exactly why we’re fundraising for a larger wildlife rescue airplane—one that can easily load all our rescue gear and still leave plenty of space for both our tracking fur kids.
If you're keen to help, please click below😉

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/wings-for-the-wild

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R104
Hartbeespoort
0216

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