Percy and Daisy were found injured and frightened in a ditch – Percy’s leg was badly broken and he was rushed to Johannesburg Wildlife Hospital where they were able to mend the break. Then, thanks to your contributions, these two adorable springboks were brought to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary’s new Non-Predator Reception Area (NPRA) to recover! 

They are doing well and some of you may have seen them ‘springing’ again during our live broadcasts on social media. Due to their injuries, being imprinted on people, and where they came from being unclear, they will not be able to be released into the wild, but when they are fit enough Percy and Daisy will be able to roam freely across the Sanctuary enjoying hundreds of acres of natural habitat alongside our other free-ranging antelope, horses and donkeys.

These small, gentle, antelope, closely related to gazelles, are often the targets of cowardly trophy hunters seeking to mount their heads or horns on a wall or use their hides as rugs.