CARE for WILD AFRICA
 It’s all about caring for wildlife in all forms and sizes  ......
 We specialise in Rhino care

CARE for WILD AFRICA represents the tremendous effort of one courageous lady, who, with more than 18 years of experience in the care and conservation of wild animals, has now ventured out on her own to continue her quest to ensure that wild animals will continue to roam proudly and freely in Africa’s majestic landscapes.

Petronel Nieuwoudt started her career in the Endangered Species Protection Unit (Specialized Unit of the Police) and held the rank as a captain. In 1999 she left the police service and started The Game Capture School.

Having run The Game Capture School for ten years, which was the first comprehensive school in South Africa to offer courses that focused on the theoretical and practical aspects of all forms of wildlife capture and care, Petronel has formed Care for Wild Africa in the scenic area of Barberton - just outside Nelspruit in Mpumalanga.

Care, hand rearing, management and capture of infant, injured and/or orphaned animals are the passions that drive Care for Wild Africa. Petronel is also one of a few who has specialized in the care of orphaned and injured rhino’s! The centre has a designated area that is especially built to cater for these magnificent species (Night pen, Day camp, Scale, etc).  

CARE for WILD AFRICA offers courses in the theoretical and practical aspects of first aid,

hand rearing, handling and rehabilitation of wild animals.

These courses are ideally suited for those who work with and love animals – wildlife students , vet nurses, wildlife professionals, animal keepers, etc.

You have the opportunity to attend one of our courses or you could experience the adventure of a life time when you volunteer at our wildlife centre and learn, first hand, how to care for Africa’s proud wildlife species.  Care for Wild is also involved with a few other conservation projects such as a buffalo project and,  at the moment, is developing the wildlife centre as the only “green” rehab project in South Africa.

To help these projects a few professionals are offering a very exciting new course.  Our Sable Roan, Buffalo and Colour Variants  Course is designed so that you can learn about the intensive breeding of these magnificent wild animals.  You will learn how to monitor your animal during the vet’s chemical capture process and learn about genetics and breeding strategies.