31/05/2026
Today marks 10 years of rescuing and caring for the wild neighbours living all around us. 🦉🦆🦎
From doves in distress, abandoned goslings and ducklings, wounded hadedas and grounded owls… to genets in palm trees, dassies in car engines, mongooses causing chaos, bullfrogs blocking traffic, pet tortoises enjoying 5-star kitchen cuisine, and duikers strolling through suburbia as if they own the place. 😅
For a decade, Friends of Free Wildlife has been proving that greater Gauteng is far wilder than most people realise. 💚
In total, 3️⃣1️⃣ 3️⃣8️⃣6️⃣ birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates have come through our doors!
To our founding members who had the vision to begin this journey, our incredible staff and volunteers who answer calls at all hours and go above and beyond every single day, and every donor who has kept us going through some truly difficult times — thank you. This work simply would not exist without you. 🙏🏻🧡
And to every person who stopped, picked up the phone, slowed down, or chose compassion over convenience — thank you for caring about the wild animals who share this space with us.😍
Here’s to the next 10 years of rescues, releases, second chances, and saving wild lives — no matter how big or small. 🐾🎉
If you'd like to contribute to the continued care of wild ones like this, our banking details are below:
Friends of Free Wildlife
Bank: Nedbank Limited
Account No: 1135 622 957
SWIFT: NEDSZAJJ
Thank you for helping us keep the wild in wildlife.
