African Lion Rehabilitation and Release Program in Zambia

  Zambia

Livingstone

Term: Throughout the year 
Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks and 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Throughout the Year

Description: You will have ample hands on work with the lions as you assist with walking and caring for them, and training them to catch wild prey. You will also enjoy working with other wildlife on the reserve, particularly doing elephant conservation. The research you will involved with is essential to the success of this initiative, which hopes to counter the drastically reduced lion population. You will also have the opportunity to run conservation education lessons with local children, empowering the community to assist in conservation efforts.

Lion Walks: Spending time with the lions in the wild each day is an essential part of the cubs upbringing. If the cubs are to be successfully released it is important that they spend time out in a natural environment. They need to adapt to it, learn from it, understand, observe, feel and smell the wild.

Highlights:
- Walk alongside lions as part of the pride and enjoy the exhilaration of being part of a hunt as the young cubs learn to stalk their prey
- Work on the world's leading program for the release of lions back into the wild
- Experience the African bush in a very special way as you spend time out in the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park. You will be actively involved in a number of conservation activities
- Join the conservation education team in local schools giving you a wonderful insight into the community, as well as giving you a chance to help save the future of the Zambian environment by educating the local children
- Immerse yourself in local Zambian culture;
- Enjoy the many adventure activities available from white water rafting on the mighty Zambezi River; bungee jumping from the Victoria Falls Bridge or taking to the air for a helicopter flight over the Falls giving a bird's eye view of this natural wonder
- Take advantage of optional trips to see more of the areas spectacular wildlife areas in neighboring Botswana or Zimbabwe including the enormous Hwange National Park, Chobe National Park, the chance to walk with rhino at Matopos National Park and visit the lion rehabilitation program breeding base at Antelope Park.
- Make friends for life with the other international volunteers on the program.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Varies. Contact us for details

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Age Range: Minimum 17 years, maximum decided on potential participants health

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Zambia Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

African Impact's Mission Statement: African Impact facilitates cultural exchange programmes through volunteer work. We awards you the opportunity to immerse yourselves in local schools, health institutions, communities and wildlife conservation programmes. In this way as a volunteer you are able to leave your mark on a corner of Africa whilst at the same time experiencing a lifestyle that will shift your perspectives and allow you to see our world in a different light. We invite you to join us on a journey to Africa to explore, to inspire and to impact. We invite you to be more than a tourist, but to be a traveller, a conservationist and a humanitarian.

Year Founded: 1999