| Wildlife Reserve Management
Project |
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 Explore
the African outback and track wild game when you volunteer
with our Wildlife Reserve Management Project in Botswana.
As a volunteer in Botswana, you will be working with game
park rangers on a private wildlife reserve on the Limpopo
River in the Tuli Block region. During your time on the
reserve, you will be helping the rangers track and record
information about the animals that live there. You will also work to maintain critical waterholes to conserve and enhance local indigenous plants, and develop critical food resources for animals. Some of
the species you will be sharing a home with are giraffe,
eland antelope, zebra, waterbuck, kuda, blue wildebeest,
impala, warthog, crocodile, and hippopotamus.
A key element to this project is the unique opportunity
to take a course in Private Game Reserve Management. Led
by an experienced game reserve ranger, this course will
teach you outback survival skills, rifle handling, and
driving in the extreme conditions of the African bush.
Volunteers will also be trained how to count and track
game, disarm illegal animal traps, and perform maintenance
tasks on the reserve. An additional element of this project is the opportunity for you to learn to identify indigenous plants and the traditional medicinal uses associated with them.
As a volunteer on this project, you will not only learn about the work of local rangers, but you will also get hands-on practice in keeping track of African wildlife on the reserve while protecting the natural beauty of Botswana.
 As
a volunteer you will be:
 Taking
a Game Reserve Management/Game Ranger Course
Identifying
animals, birds, insects, and tracks
Locating
and disarming illegal hunting snares
Performing
animal counts, capturing, and relocating game animals
Establishing
new water holes for the animals
Patrolling
the fencing around the reserve for
damaged areas that need repair
Tracking,
photographing and monitoring lions and other wildlife
| Project Length: |
Start
Dates 2005: |
Minimum:
2 weeks
Maximum: 8 weeks |
Available
monthly. Please inquire for specific start dates. |
| Project Cost: |
Cost Includes: |
2
weeks:
Extra 2 Weeks:
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 Airport
pickup
Accommodations
Travel
assistance to project site
On-site
activities
Volunteer
donation |
| Volunteer
Schedule: |
Accommodations: |
| Full-time
volunteer work. You will also have the opportunity
to volunteer in the evenings. |
Bush
Camp
Bring
your own sleeping bag
Bring
your own mosquito net
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 Danah
Wood |
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"Thanks for the opportunity
to soak up this wonderful environment. No fences, no tourist
buses-just me, the Tuli Block and wildlife-so very calming.
This place is incredible." |
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Joanne
Gruilt |
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"Thank you for such
a wonderful experience that I will never forget. I will
have wonderful memories such as seeing 200 elephants at
the dam and have learned valuable knowledge about the
wildlife and history of Africa and its tribes that I will
share with my friends and family back home in England." |
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Matthew
Dyer |
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"I literally have
had the time of my life here in what is an amazing place.
It is 'real Africa' with amazing wildlife and scenery.
You have achieved such a lot in setting up the Tuli Block
camps, it is all fantastic. I am glad to have been a part
of the [project], allowing me to learn and understand
many aspects of Game Farm Management. [The] staff is wonderful
and friendly and you should be very proud." |
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