FreeMe Wildlife

FreeMe Wildlife was founded in 2007 by Adel Malan, who recognised the need for a wildlife trauma and rehabilitation centre in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa. The facility is now one of the most well-run and widely recognised wildlife rehabilitation centres in South Africa, has national and international connections, sees over 1000 patients admitted through its doors annually, and is involved in several wildlife research and reintroduction projects as well as community outreach and education programs. The facility is a professional wildlife rehabilitation centre that does not permit the taming, petting, or habituation of any of its patients undergoing treatment and care. It has a strong ‘hands-off’ approach that allows for the natural development of wild instincts and behaviours that are not in any way influenced by human interference. The facility does not allow any public viewing of wildlife, as unnatural acceptance or dependence on humans only compromises the successful rehabilitation and integration process of wildlife back into wild populations. To date, it has undertaken the successful rehabilitation and release of individuals from 30 different Endangered, Threatened or Protected species in the province. FreeMe Wildlife was registered as a Section 21 Company (2007/010184/08) in 2007, was registered as a Non-Profit Organisation on the 19th of February 2009 (NPO no: 066-704), and registered as a Public Benefit Organisation on the 17th of May 2017 (PBO no: 930032928), allowing the organisation to issue tax rebate certificates to donors.