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Wildlife Volunteering
on a Game Reserve in South Africa
This family run Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape will let you feel right at home,
while creating a wildlife experience to capture your imagination, refresh your soul
and conserve our natural heritage!
 
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Since August 2003 students from local schools have been able to discover the wonders of nature on day outings. The Conservation Centre offers international students (of all ages) the opportunity to assist with the development of the Centre and to participate in its various projects. Its main objectives are:
- to promote environmental awareness and impart knowledge of the environmental, economic and cultural importance of wildlife, wild areas and the functioning of natural ecosystems.
- to identify and support research projects that provide ecological and social information relevant to the management of the reserve and to wildlife conservation in general.
- to encourage and advise on various conservation projects which will ensure the conservation of biodiversity and functioning of ecological systems.
 
The program could include:
- Game drives [animal identification and tracking] & Game capture
- Birding orientation and classification
- Xhosa culture & Community service at underprivileged schools or our Conservation Centre
- History from Stone Age to more recent Frontier history
- Game management [culling, re-introducing, counts, bomas]
- Land management [burning, grazing patterns, roads, water, and fencing]
- Veterinary work with our resident vet [darting and post-mortems]
- Guided walks, canoeing, boating
- Gardening & Medicinal use of plants
YOU can experience wildlife - up close and personal - as very few people will, by working behind the scenes with professionals.
Cost: $990 for 2 weeks, although a 4 to 8 week stay is recommended
Contact us for these and other volunteer opportunities. |
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