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Helping
others help themselves and creating lasting memories
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Game Reserve Wildlife Project
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A programme suitable for
persons of all ages looking for that something different as part
of a gap year or following a life change. This is your chance to
contribute to conservation, to make a difference and to return to
nature.
THE
PROJECT:
This Game Reserve offers a programme suitable for
persons of all ages looking for that something different as part
of a gap year or following a life change. This is your chance to
contribute to conservation, to make a difference and to return to
nature.
ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodation is in the newly renovated Old Railway Station
in Paterson.
It is very comfortable with DSTV, Internet facility and an
out door “braai” area. Laundry service is offered and the rooms are serviced daily.
The festive pub next door is a popular gathering place for
locals and students.
Meals are prepared by the Safari Lodge staff.
THE
PROGRAM:
Exciting and interesting things frequently happen on a game reserve
and these dynamics will as far as possible be included in the
programme.
Students are allocated a qualified game ranger as facilitator and
Land Rover game viewer for their sole use for the duration of the
programme. The programme is therefore flexible but an average day
might include the following:
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Breakfast at 7:30am
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Briefing on the day’s activities at 8.00am
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Pick up packed lunch at the Safari Lodge between 8.00 and
9.00am
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Move through to the game reserve to an allocated area to do
vegetation management on the way also tracking predators with
telemetry.
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Lunch from around 1.00 to 2.00pm next to the Bushman’s River
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Canoeing on the river until 3.00pm
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Animal monitoring in the afternoon
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Accommodation is in the newly renovated Old Railway Station
in Paterson.
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It is very comfortable with DSTV, Internet facility and an
out door “braai” area.
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Laundry service is offered and the rooms are serviced daily.
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The festive pub next door is a popular gathering place for
locals and students.
-
Meals are prepared by the Safari Lodge staff.
The programme could include:
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Game drives [animal identification and tracking]
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Game capture
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Birding orientation and classification
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Canoeing, boating
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Xhosa culture
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Gardening
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Community service [at underprivileged schools or our
Conservation Centre]
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History from Stone Age to more recent Frontier history
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Game management [culling, re-introducing, counts, bomas]
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Land management [burning, grazing patterns, roads, water,
and fencing]
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Veterinary work with our resident vet [darting and
post-mortems]
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Guided walks
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Medicinal use of plants
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Vegetation biomes
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Overnight camping and survival techniques
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Four Star lodge experience
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Basic first aid
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Food preparation and wine tasting
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Emergency vehicle repairs
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Target shooting
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Anti-poaching control
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Crocodile centre
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Dairy farm
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Art workshop
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Pollution clean ups
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Born Free Foundation
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Construction of bird hides and walking trails
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Geology and paleontology
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Stargazing and basic astronomy
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Entomology collection
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Alien vegetation management
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Please note that
you can extend for any length of time
(min 1 month)
£
299
per week
● Accommodation
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All meals included
1-2
Months
This project can be joined at any time of
the year. We recommend arriving on a Monday
Suitable for
persons of all ages
The Project is located
between Port Elizabeth Grahamstown South Africa,
Volunteers must arrange their flights to and from Port
Elizabeth airport
Students are busy from Monday to Friday, the average working day
being 8 hours.
Weekends are free for students to either relax at their house or to
go sightseeing.
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