He completely subordinated his everyday life to supporting animals, feeding and rehabilitating them. It provides them with shelter, care, and assistance. On top of that, he developed a unique system and method of returning wild animals to their natural environment, which represents an extraordinary success.
As a boy from a farm, he has encountered animals since early childhood: "When I was twelve or thirteen years old, I took in my arms a fawn that was injured during mowing. That's how it started, and that calling still lives on in me. In my childhood, caring for animals replaced toys. When I got a little older, I started systematically looking for animals that needed help. All these activities and my love for animals have led me to where we are now. We have zebra, ostrich, camel, llama, bear, raccoons, wild boar, Indian hedgehogs, different types of birds, and many other animals. We also have rare Himalayan tares and wild goats resembling ibex. And peccaries, small American wild boars."
Mr. Rožanec, also known as "Mother Teresa for wild animals," gets new animals in many ways. He doesn't have to work hard at it, as word of his philanthropic mission goes far and beyond. Individuals, zoos, foresters, veterinarians, circuses... They regularly contact him; not only the ones from the country but also from more distant parts of Europe.
When they call, they describe the injured animal's location and condition. Unfortunately, for some animals is already too late. As for the others, the immediate decision must be made – how and when to take the animal over and bring it to a shelter so the rehabilitation can begin.
One of the key branches of the GWARI Institute is dedicated to the systematization and upgrading of the process of obtaining wild animals. With focused and planned fundraising, we can do more work and help more wild animals so there will be no more excess situations.
