Game Reserve Conservation Volunteer South Africa

  South Africa

Port Elizabeth

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Throughout the year

Description: Volunteer with the truly awesome African Big 5 gang (Lion, African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Leopard and Black Rhinoceros).

This is a wildlife and conservation project located in South Africa that aims to protect, preserve and educate those interested in an up close and personal experience with mother nature and the African Big Five.

On this volunteer programme, you will get the opportunity to get hands-on involved in several ongong projects within the reserve such as:

* Assisting at the Elephant sanctuary
* Game capture
* Caring for lion cubs
* Looking after the various other animals
* Game tracking and research
* Parks maintenance and many more tasks.

On your weekends off excursions will be organised for you to places of interest in the surrounding area and the fabulous Garden Route.

Highlights: Volunteer in a Big Five Conservation Project in South Africa. Explore African Wildlife and live the life of a trainee Ranger.

Once you are picked up in Port Elizabeth, you will be taken on a city tour and then to the reserve which is about a 45 minute drive from Port Elizabeth to the programme.

You will be met by the volunteer coordinator and taken for an orientation tour. After that you will be shown to your accommodation, given your uniform and introduced to the rest of the team.

You are expected to work for about 9 hours a day (from 7:30 am to 5 pm), 5 days a week.

During the weekends you will have the opportunity to take part in some excursions to Port Elizabeth, Jeffreys Bay and Knysna, etc. These all all included as part of the price.

Your tasks as volunteer will include but are not exclusive to:

* Assisting with game captures
* Fencing and maintainence
* Assisting at the Elephant Sanctuary
* Caring for orphaned lion cubs
* Monitoring free roaming lions
* Removing alien vegetation
* Tagging and surveys

You will find the following facilities in the Game Reserve:

* Predator Educational and Rehabilitation Centre, caring for endangered species
* Elephant sanctuary, where there are tame elephants used for educational purposes
* Sporting facilities

Qualifications:
* Minimum age 18 yrs.
* No specific animal care skills are required, as all training will be given on site. You will need to be reasonably fit and able to be out all day - there is hard physical work!
* The greatest attributes you can posses are flexibility, a willingness to get involved and a great sense of humour.
* International volunteers are welcome as long as they are eligible for a tourist visa.

Cost in US$: from 650 GBP

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to South Africa Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Phone Interview

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

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