Game Reserve Student Program
Placement number: 0020
Location: South Africa
Preferred Languages: English
Date: All
Year
Minimum
Period: 4 weeks is recommended minimum
This student program is a game reserve North
East of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
The reserve contains all 5 big game species of the African Savanna. Tourists who stay in reserve can stay at
8 different lodges throughout the reserve.
While staying in the reserve tourists can take
day or night drives, relax on river cruises down the bushman’s River, take
guided walks, canoe or just relax!
South African conservation project that gives volunteers the opportunity to be involved in a range of activities.
Role of Volunteer
As a volunteer you can split your
time between help out at one of the lodges and on tour excursions or at the Conservation Centre. The Conservation Centre, currently under construction, is largely funded by
the Sindisa Foundation (a non-profit, conservation organisation) and has three
main objectives:
:-to promote environmental
awareness and impart knowledge of the environmental, economic and cultural
importance of wildlife, wild areas and the functioning of natural ecosystems.
The Centre will offer
vocational training to improve local wildlife management and tourism skills.
From August 2003, students (from local schools) will be able to discover the
wonder of nature on day outings. The Conservation Centre will also offer
international students the opportunity to assist with the development of Centre
and to participate in its various projects.
-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.
The Centre is currently
involved with Dr William Fowlds in tracking and monitoring the 10 new elephant,
one of which wears a tracking collar. A base-line study of the Bushman’s River,
which flows through the reserve, will begin in July 2003.
-to encourage and
advise on various conservation projects which will ensure the conservation of
biodiversity and functioning of ecological systems.
Your itinerary could include:
- Game Drives 'animal ID and Tracking'
- Game Capture
- Birding
- Canoeing and boating
- Xhosa culture
- Gardening
- Community Service (schools and conservation center)
- Game Management
- Land Management
- Resident Vet
- Guided Walks
- Medicinal use of Plants
- Vegetation biomes
- Over night camping /survival
- 4 Star Lodge experience
- First Aid
- Food prep and wine tasting
- Vehicle repairs
- Target shooting
- Anti poaching
- Crocodile centre
- Dairy Farm
- Art workshop
- Clean ups
- Born Free Foundation
- Construction
- Geology and paleontology
- Star Gazing
- Entomology collection
- Alien vegetation
Potential Research
We have ongoing preditor monitoring which we allow you to use our data for your own projects. But we judge each proposal on its own merits, has to be of masters or docterate level.
Volunteer stories
Find out what our past volunteers thought of this
placement!
Lydia Ho, June 2007
"if
I had to say one thing about my stay here, it is that you never know what to
expect, but whatever the turn out is, it will be one unforgettable journey"
Vicky Holden, June
2007
"Last but not least we have Ettiene our facilitator, to thank
for all the amazing experiences we had and the knowledge he imported to us. His
enthusiasm made our stay interesting, fun and memorable and we all go away with
fond and happy memories of our time spent here.
It has been an experience
of a lifetime and we all plan to return in the near future. "
Cost
£225 per week - all inclusive
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