
Calling all outdoor and nature lovers! As a volunteer in the Zandvlei Nature Reserve in Cape Town, you can expect a variety of activities related to nature and environmental protection as well as landscape conservation. Your effort contribute to the preservation of a complete wetland habitat including important South African animal and plant species.
Get hands-on with wildlife veterinary medicine in South Africa, assisting real vets out in the field. One moment, you could be drawing blood from a sedated rhino; the next, performing a reversal on an antelope. No two days are the same, but every task builds tangible experience in veterinary medicine, animal welfare and conservation.
If you are an adventurer looking for time-out which will benefit you in the long-term, then this course with training as Field Guide Level 1, is the right choice for you. In 55 days you will learn the essentials about the interplay of reserve, flora and fauna from experienced and highly qualified instructors. The programme focuses on delivering training and further education directly in the wild.
Get involved in the world's largest rescue center for vervet monkeys in South Africa! These small monkeys were hunted and considered a plague in the past. By treating and rehabilitating injured animals and educating the population about environmental protection, the sanctuary aims to enable the monkeys to live a species-appropriate life.
Lend a helping hand to orphaned rhinos at South Africa's oldest dedicated rhino orphanage. Your days will be filled with bottle-feeding calves, providing essential care, and monitoring released adult rhinos in a stunning private reserve. Living alongside a team of rhino experts within a UNESCO World Heritage site, this project will help you reconnect with nature and change rhinos' lives.
This project will give you the opportunity to gather experience in genuine nature conservation and animal protection work. Make your own “once in a lifetime experience”. Under the guidance of a trained and experienced team, you will be able to make your contribution to nature conservation and animal protection in Africa.
This project offers a rare opportunity to monitor Africa's wildlife in one of the largest private Big Five reserves in South Africa. Come face-to-face with elephants, rhinos, lions, and lesser-known species in this vast biodiversity hotspot. You'll join a team of professional researchers to assist with monitoring and wildlife management, and gain access to areas that tourists can't see.