Finally Free
How conservationist Baye Pigors has made peace with her past and saved the lives of hundreds of animals.
Look what an orphaned baby Baboon inspired!
Watch an interview Baye had with Nikela about how the Sanctuary came into being and her plans to make it bigger to enable it to come to the aid of as many injured creatures as it could.
Nikela ~ Helping People Saving Wildlife
Free to be Wild is extremely grateful to have met Margrit and Russ, from Nikela, and forever thankful for their help in raising awareness of the Sanctuary and assist with donations and helping aid a few releases. Below is an article they wrote about Baye and the sanctuary. Help Baye Save Wildlife Zimbabwe is home […]
Pepe le pew to the rescue!
When one of our latest rescues, a baby vervet monkey dubbed Pepe le pew, noticed the spots on our Dalmatian Indigo he soon got to work trying to remove the dirty marks and was rather baffled when they wouldn’t come off. I had a really good laugh watching this little monkey trying to remove the […]
Conservationist helps move fish from drought-hit Zim dams
As reported by NEWS24: “You’ve heard of hippos being trapped by sinking water levels due to drought, but what about fish? Zimbabwe’s state wildlife authority, aided by conservationists, has taken the unusual step of relocating fish from two small drying dams in the Matopos area of southern Zimbabwe. With no rains in sight, fish were […]
Unsung Conservation Heroes ~ Baye Pigors
A big thank you to Africa Geographic for featuring me as one of Africas unsung conservation heroes. Below is the article they wrote about me and Free to be Wild. It’s truly been my privilege to help the animals that have come into my care and I hope to continue and grow the Sanctuary to help so […]
I’ve got a Baboon on my back
Our dear Bangwe, an orphaned warthog, has developed a great friendship with two of our Baboon orphans, Umfazi and Holly. They can often be found sitting on his back while he takes a stroll round the sanctuary checking in on the other fury residents. Bangwe loves his friends company, especially when they are tickling his […]
Finley & Finch ~ The TB Years
As reported by News24: Harare Carers at a wildlife sanctuary in Zimbabwe must wait 10 months or more to see if an adorable pair of rescued baby mongooses have TB. Banded mongooses “Finley” and “Finch” were abandoned by their troop in Victoria Falls, Baye Pigors, the founder of the Free to be Wild Sanctuary told […]