Written by volunteer – Holly Free to be Wild is a slice of heaven. Every minute of my 2 weeks there was an “pinch me“ moment and I’ve come home...

Guest blog by volunteer - Rosie. Read what our previous volunteer had to say about her experience at Free to be Wild Sanctuary.

How conservationist Baye Pigors has made peace with her past and saved the lives of hundreds of animals.

Imagine a place where every species counts. Where every animal got a second chance to a life in freedom. Imagine a place where your heart will stay forever. That is...

One of the biggest privileges up to date has got to be having the opportunity to help the Pangolin species. The opportunity to assist on rescues and the humbling releases...

If you wish to experience working hands-on with a variety of animals, you care about animal welfare and want to be involved in animal rehabilitation then Free to be Wild...

We were recently visited again by Margrit and Russ from Nikela  and were thrilled to show them around and for them to see how much the Sanctuary had grown since...

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...

Felicia, the fruit bat, came to Free to be Wild after escaping the claws of a crow and the jaws of a lion! (Talk about running the gauntlet!) We nursed...

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...

Free to be Wild has released 11 lesser bushbabies in the last 3 years, each of these has come to us with a unique story but all have been lucky...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Macho and Sabre are two Servals we were able to release back into the wild in 2016.

Bangwe came to Free to be Wild when he was only a few days old. He and his sister had washed down the Bangwe river and were in a very...

Free to be Wild has been lucky enough to reintroduce two genets back into the wild.  One, Janet, was a victim of a dog attack when it was only a...

Free to be Wild is involved in an extensive hedgehog rescue program alongside with the Tikki Hywood Trust.

Who and Who's Who were two spotted eagle owls that were confiscated from a local dealer.  These chicks were only a few days old on arrival. Raising them was a...

The release of this little mongoose was always going to be a hit and miss chance that he would ever be accepted into a wild family of banded mongoose.

All our releases are assited by the Tikki Hywood Trust and Zimbabwe National Parks, we do not disclose release sites for safety purposes, majority of these rescues are from wildlife...