The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre focuses on the conservation of rare, vulnerable or endangered animals. Cheetah Conservation is one of our core disciplines.

We are actively involved in the breeding of endangered, vulnerable or rare animal species; the education of learners, students and the general public in conservation and conservation activities; eco-tourism; the release and establishment of captive-bred cheetahs back into the wild; the treatment and rehabilitation of wild animals that are brought to the Centre. Click here for a brochure.

The HESC also offers an intensive, hands-on Student's Programme to conservation and adventure enthusiasts from around the world. Click here to read more..... or download the Students brochure.

We are delighted to announce that the HESC will once again be hosting its annual Golf Day at the Sabi River Sun on the 16th July 2010. Click here for information on the event, costs and sponsorship opportunities.

Click here to read more of the 2009 event.

The HESC recently took care of a leopard on behalf of Nature Conservation until a safe place could be found for it to be released. It came from a neighbouring cattle farm where it was caught by a farmer on the 17th of January this year. Not wanting to kill the animal, the farmer arranged to have it moved to a safe environment.

The leopard was released successfully on the 4th March. Click here to read an article that appeared in a local paper on the release.

Have you heard about two of our captive cheetahs which were released on the 26th March 2010? Click here to read further information on this really exciting event which was arranged in celebration of our 20th Anniversary!

Or click here to track their movements, as recorded by their collars (sponsored by Bechem). Simply capture the username (Bechem) and password (Afrika).

Click here to read an article posted by the local "Kruger to Canyon" newspaper regarding The Big Day.

Once again Heidi and Allen Roberts have done an amazing job in raising funds for the HESC through their non-profit charity organisation called US Friends of the HESC.

On the 2nd March 2010, they handed over a cheque to the value of US$ 100,000.00, raised by their tireless efforts back home.

Seen here is Heidi and Allen Roberts with Michael the King Cheetah.

Heidi and Alan Roberts at the HESC

Click here to read more about their tireless efforts on our behalf. Click here to read an article which appeared in the local Kruger 2 Canyon Newspaper. Or click here to visit their website.

Click here to read an article posted in March 2010's INDWE Magazine, in which one of HESC's rescued animals is featured. Douwlina the rhino warmed our hearts, and is doing very well - we are pleased to say.

The HESC was nominated for the LCBT Environmental Award (Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism) and came in as a finalist. November 2009.

HESC has sponsored Deaf Miss SA, Vicki Fourie, on her year-long pageant. Click here to read more.