SOUTH AFRICA / Kaya Responsible Travel
Volunteer in Africa and work on an incredible research and conservation project in the heart of the Kwazulu-Natal district, on South Africa’s East Coast. Working in conjunction with the University of Natal and the Wildlands Conservation Trust as well as a number of other conservation and wildlife agencies, this project centres around research initiatives on, amongst others, some of Africa’s most endangered species. The project works to monitor the elephant, cheetah, lion, leopard and black rhino populations within a Private Game Reserve and is committed to gathering data to support the long-term objectives of the Reserve’s Foundation. Volunteers are needed to spend time in the field, gathering and analysing data which will then be shared with the relevant researchers, institutions and authorities. The main focus of this project is to monitor the elephant and endangered Rhino populations of the reserve.
As a volunteer, you will be living and working in the heart of a Big 5 Game Reserve. You will be actively involved in carrying out research on the population of Black Rhinos and elephants within the park, as well as analysing data captured from a number of other types of wildlife. You will be involved in monitoring the night time movements of the rhinos as well as the day time behaviours of a newly introduced herd of elephants and you will also help in conservation initiatives looking at topics such as soil erosion and plant control. As of the beginning of this year, a new herd of elephants have been released into the park, so you will play an integral role in monitoring the behaviour, feeding patterns and movements of this herd.
Volunteers will also spend time collating and recording research data on a particular pride of lions, which will mean time in the bush, observing hunting practices as well as noting the social, breeding and territorial behaviour at five different times of day and night. Other duties involve conducting snare sweeps, physical work to help regenerate the bush from reclaimed farmland, as well as contributing to the long term strategy of removing alien plants from the park.
For more information on this opportunity, please contact a member of the Kaya Team on:
T.(0044) 161 870 6212
E. info@kayavolunteer.com
W. www.kayavolunteer.com
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