
Company : Vivisto
Activities : Adventure / Extreme / Animals / Combo Placements / Community Projects / Education / Farm work / Safari / Study / Research / Work Placements / Gap year / Career break / Conservation
Countries : South Africa
Location : Kenton On Sea
This is your opportunity volunteer on a game reserve working alongside Africa's magnificant Big Five species - Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Hippo and Buffalo
You'll find your experience stimulating, challenging and an exceptional learning experience, that most people only dream of.
Activities that you may get involved in include;
* Elephant impact monitoring
* Game counts
* Hyena tracking
* Lion prey selection monitoring
* Age and sex ratio recordings of species such as Giraffe and Eland
* Alien vegetation control
* Reserve clean-up operations
* Road Maintenance and repairing river crossings
* Parasite control
* Building of nesting structures
* Birds in reserves project
* White Rhino monitoring
* Fire management
* Bush walks, Game drives, Night drives
* Coastal systems ecology
* Field skills and survival
* Camping out in the bush
The reserve has recently acquired more land, that will be stocked with various different African Mammal species......and they need your help to do this.
You will also have the opportunity to assist in a local, rural farm school once a week. This can be in the form of teaching basic English and Maths, sports lessons and upgrading of the school's facilities.
From 2 to 8 weeks
Flexible start dates throughout the year.
Accommodation
Three meals a day
Activities that form part of the project
arranging transport to/from the airport
A life-changing experience.......
Minimum age 17
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