Harnas projects
The initial success of Harnas has permitted us to diversify and create projects with the aim to care for the animals housed there. The public can provide support in multiple ways and help Harnas to achieve their mission.
The developments and activities going on at Harnas have been divided into the following:
Harnas Research Project
In 2009 we founded our research department with the aim to protect wildlife through the knowledge that ensures its sustainability. The biggest hardships are investing time, money and research into their rehabilitation and success by finding suitable release sites and providing VHF/GPS collars for post release monitoring. Through the development of our Life Line project, a release site for hand raised predators only, we have seen success with cheetahs, jackals and caracals and are now executing the final steps for the release of wild dogs. All of the animals we have released into our Life Line have proven their ability to survive without human interference and we have high aspirations for the next
chapters in our research release project.
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Harnas Caring Hands Project
After working and living with the different people from our local community, especially the Bushmen people, we realized that there is an incredible lack of growth, encouragement and a vision for their future for many of the men in our immediate area. Through the in-service training of the Caring Hands project, we aim to empower men from our community to have new hope, skills and courage for supporting and caring for themselves and their families in the future.
As part of the Caring Hands Project the Cheeky Cheetah Day Care Centre was born with the vision to help the children feel comfortable and full of self confidence within the future education system and in this way let them as individuals reach their highest potential.
Harnas Volunteer Project
Harnas currently runs an amazing volunteer project. Here you will have the opportunity to work in close contact with animals, participating in feeding, caretaking and rehabilitation as well as learning to do tracking and monitoring of released animals.
Our Harnas Volunteer slogan is “expect the unexpected!”