A rescued leopard resting in long grass, looking towards the camera

Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre

A Second Chance for Wildlife in Need

Every animal that arrives in our care carries a story, often shaped by human actions. Our role is to provide refuge, healing and, whenever possible, a path back to where they belong: the wild

Our Work

RELEASE OR A LIFELONG HOME

Where rehabilitation leads to release, animals regain their place in the wild. Where permanent injuries prevent that journey, they find safety, care and a permanent home with us.

The Process

From Arrival to a Second Chance

Rangers steadying a rescued bongo on arrival

Arrival and Assessment

Animals come to us from Kenya Wildlife Service rangers, local communities and sometimes members of the public, most often after snaring, habitat loss or human wildlife conflict. Our veterinary team examines every arrival immediately.

A keeper bottle-feeding an orphaned bongo calf

Treatment

Injuries are treated and nutrition needs met. For the youngest orphans, round the clock feeding begins, in some cases with specially formulated milk.

Giant tortoises being hand-fed on the Centre grounds

Rehabilitation

Animals build strength and natural behaviour in our enclosures, away from the pressures that brought them here, for as long as recovery takes.

A rescued eland alongside a keeper on open ground

Release, or a Lifelong Home

Where release is possible, animals return to the wild. Where an injury is permanent, the Conservancy becomes a safe, lifelong home instead.

A Home for Kenya's Most Vulnerable Wildlife

Home to over 30 species, the Centre has cared for a remarkable range of animals, each with a story of its own.

A pygmy hippo on the Centre grounds with a keeper nearby
Pygmy hippos, among the last in Kenya, descended from animals gifted to the country's first president, Jomo Kenyatta.
An orphaned spotted cub being bottle-fed by a keeper
Leopards and cheetahs, rescued as orphaned cubs or as injured adults unable to hunt.
A vervet monkey and her infant in the trees
Colobus and other monkeys, most often orphaned by habitat loss.
A child hand-feeding giant tortoises on the Centre grounds
Giant tortoises, some living well beyond a human lifetime.
Ostrich chicks nestled together
Free roaming ostriches and llamas, long term residents of the Centre grounds.
A Mountain Bongo bull at the Centre
The Mountain Bongo, the Centre's flagship species.
Rangers on a guided drive through the Conservancy

Meet the Animals in Our Care

Come and See

Guided tours take visitors through the Centre grounds, animal by animal, story by story. Every entry fee and every donation goes directly toward veterinary care and rehabilitation.

Plan Your Visit

More of Our Conservation Work

Every programme here works toward the same goal where wildlife thrives on its own terms.