Game Capture in South Africa
Vacancy: Game Capture in South Africa
Company: Shumba Experience
Category: Gap year projects (Conservation, Tourism, Wildlife)
Dates: April - September
Cost: From £995
Description:
Do you want an exhilarating conservation adventure?
Then come and join other Shumba volunteers in South Africa. You have the unique opportunity to be actively involved in
wildlife game capture and see a range of different game reserves in South Africa. You will start by being based in the Wildlife Centre where you will help with the animal rehabilitation and also observe any veterinary procedures that the resident vet undertakes. Volunteers will also have the chance to understand the every day workings of the Game Capture team and also
gain hands on capture experience.
The team is lead by Shaun and Emma Rambert from BBC One‘s series ‘Vet Safari’, and operates to relocate a variety of different species from one game reserve to another. The animals range in both size and difficulty to translocate, from large animals such as rhino and giraffe to smaller sized wildlife like impala, blesbuck and zebra.
Shumba volunteers will be actively involved with the game capture process from beginning to end, including the release of animals onto new reserves. The volunteer’s activities will be based around the Game Capture team’s movements and so you will undoubtedly have plenty of hands on experience working with the wildlife in Africa.
This is an unbelievable opportunity not to be missed!!
Highlights
* Support the team with the game capture
* Setting up enclosures for holding wildlife
* Camp out in the bush (on selected reserves)
* Observe the specialized activity of darting wildlife
* Release of captured game to new reserves
* Assisting at the veterinary and rehabilitation centre
Accommodation & Food
All of the food and accommodation is included in the price whilst the volunteer is on their placement. Due to the nature of this project the accommodation consists of a range of different styles. The project will be moving from one reserve to another so volunteers will not always be based in the same place. At times volunteers will be in cottage style houses on the game reserve and at times you will be camping in the bush, which will give you a real adventurous experience!
Costs
Volunteers must pay for the time they are with the game capture team. The costs includes food, accommodation, transfers to/from Kimberley airport, staff supervision, all placement activities and a local information pack.
2 Weeks - £995 4 Weeks - £1,795