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Initially she was part of a game capture and relocation company, and she soon became aware of how the growing commercialisation of wildlife was leading to its callous exploitation. She was especially affected by the disregard for young orphaned animals, the injuries sustained during capture and the
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ensuing deaths, and she decided to take on the orphaned victims for hand-rearing. The emotional stress following on game capture after game capture, and seeing at first hand the suffering of relocated wildlife, soon caused her to leave the game relocation industry.
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