| Costs | £649 / $1299 (US) / €844 |
| Group Size | 6 - 12 |
| Countries Visited | South Africa |
| Dates | 14 Sep to 12 Oct 2010 21 Sep to 19 Oct 2010 28 Sep to 26 Oct 2010 05 Oct to 02 Nov 2010 12 Oct to 09 Nov 2010 |
- 19 Oct to 16 Nov 2010
- 26 Oct to 23 Nov 2010
- 02 Nov to 30 Nov 2010
- 09 Nov to 07 Dec 2010
- 16 Nov to 14 Dec 2010
- 23 Nov to 21 Dec 2010
- 04 Jan to 18 Jan 2011
- 11 Jan to 25 Jan 2011
- 18 Jan to 01 Feb 2011
- 25 Jan to 08 Feb 2011
- 01 Feb to 15 Feb 2011
- 08 Feb to 22 Feb 2011
- 15 Feb to 01 Mar 2011
- 22 Feb to 08 Mar 2011
- 01 Mar to 15 Mar 2011
- 08 Mar to 22 Mar 2011
- 15 Mar to 29 Mar 2011
- 22 Mar to 05 Apr 2011
- 29 Mar to 12 Apr 2011
- 05 Apr to 19 Apr 2011
- 12 Apr to 26 Apr 2011
- 19 Apr to 03 May 2011
- 26 Apr to 10 May 2011
- 03 May to 17 May 2011
- 10 May to 24 May 2011
- 17 May to 31 May 2011
- 24 May to 07 Jun 2011
- 31 May to 14 Jun 2011
- 07 Jun to 21 Jun 2011
- 14 Jun to 28 Jun 2011
- 21 Jun to 05 Jul 2011
- 28 Jun to 12 Jul 2011
- 05 Jul to 19 Jul 2011
- 12 Jul to 26 Jul 2011
- 19 Jul to 02 Aug 2011
- 26 Jul to 09 Aug 2011
- 02 Aug to 16 Aug 2011
- 09 Aug to 23 Aug 2011
- 16 Aug to 30 Aug 2011
- 23 Aug to 06 Sep 2011
- 30 Aug to 13 Sep 2011
- 06 Sep to 20 Sep 2011
- 13 Sep to 27 Sep 2011
- 20 Sep to 04 Oct 2011
- 27 Sep to 11 Oct 2011
- 04 Oct to 18 Oct 2011
- 11 Oct to 25 Oct 2011
- 18 Oct to 01 Nov 2011
- 25 Oct to 08 Nov 2011
- 01 Nov to 15 Nov 2011
- 08 Nov to 22 Nov 2011
- 15 Nov to 29 Nov 2011
- 22 Nov to 06 Dec 2011
- 29 Nov to 13 Dec 2011
- 06 Dec to 20 Dec 2011
Wildlife Research Volunteering
"Amazing project, amazing team, amazing time!"
Laura, UK (wildlife volunteering 2008)
Be a wildlife research volunteer in South Africa for 2, 4, 6, 8 or 12 weeks to track lions, observe and record their behaviour, study elephants and rhinos, look for and collar new animals, learn about conservation research techniques, assist with data processing, learn about the African bush and qualify with the Field Guide Association of South Africa.
Book before 1st November 2010 and get 10% off !!!
Wildlife Research in South Africa
This Yomps responsible wildlife volunteering adventure gives volunteers the opportunity to aid the conservation of a unique and spectacular part of South Africa; making it a fantastic and worthwhile way to spend a gap year, career break (otherwise known as sabbatical) or wildlife conservation holiday. Whether you are looking for a career in conservation or just want to go on the trip of a lifetime, being a volunteer in South Africa will provide you with the memories of a lifetime. For anywhere between 2 to 12 weeks, volunteers live deep in the heart of the South African bush seeing awe-inspiring sites, enjoying exciting activities and having fantastic adventures volunteering in South Africa. The wildlife volunteering project is located on a huge 30,000 ha game reserve teeming with an amazing array of game that includes rhinos, elephants, lions, leopards and antelope. The base is located 50 km from the largest game reserve in South Africa, Kruger National Park, making it the perfect place for anyone who wants to volunteer in South Africa and see the full variety of amazing wildlife it is home to. Working alongside professional researchers, we will observe elephants and rhino as well as track lions to record their behaviour in the aid of an intensive predator wildlife monitoring programme. Each day, we’ll go on two game drives to track lions using telemetry equipment, following their trail for many hours collecting valuable data. Volunteers are also involved in projects that habituate and develop identification kits for elephant populations, monitor conditions of white rhino populations, and habituate resident leopards.
Anyone staying eight weeks or longer can become a member of FGASA (Field Guide Association of South Africa) and gain their Nature Site Guide theory certificate. As well as looking impressive on any CV, this certificate will provide participants with fantastic knowledge, being of special interest to anyone who wants to pursue a career in conservation. There are lectures on subjects such as ecology, trees, grasses and mammals, and participants are given access to a reference library to study towards the exam. Evenings are a time for relaxation and eating under the South African stars as we’re surrounded by the amazing sounds of the bush. When the sun comes to set on the whole of our spectacular safari, we’ll be dreaming for years to come of the life changing experience we enjoyed during our wildlife volunteering adventure in South Africa.
Get 10% off the 'Wildlife Training in South Africa' course if you book it with this volunteering trip!
