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iZinga Excellence Award<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Oh what a night.\u00a0 We are honoured and proud to have received the EXCELLENCE AWARD [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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African Black Ducks found their freedom<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Earlier this week six beautiful African Black Ducks found their freedom after spending the past [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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A Cape Serotine Bat rehab story<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Even the most broken wings can fly again. This brave little male Cape Serotine bat [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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From deaths door back to freedom<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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This Rock monitor (Varanus albigularis) was brought to the centre on 23 January after having [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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A second chance for two little genets<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The first young large-spotted genet came in towards the end of Oct 2023 having been [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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This magnificent spotted eagle owl, brought into the centre last year, was found on the [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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