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City/State: Game Reserves in South Africa |
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Country: SOUTH AFRICA
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| Shumba Experience |
95 Ditchling Road
Sussex
UNITED KINGDOM
BN1 4ST
Phone: 0845 257 3205
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Program description: |
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JOIN SHAUN & EMMA FROM THE BBC 1 "VET SAFARI" SERIES and become part of their game capture team in South Africa. WATCH THE CURRENT SERIES on BBC 1 every Wednesday at 8.30pm. This is a unique opportunity for volunteers to be actively involved in wildlife game capture and see a range of different game reserves in South Africa. Volunteers will have the chance to understand the every day workings of the Game Capture team and also gain hands on capture experience.
The team are lead by Shaun and Emma Rambert from BBC 1 ‘s series ‘Vet Safari’ and operate 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.
Game capture is necessary to preserve species and maintain high population numbers in different game reserves. The movement of wildlife will also ensure that successful breeding programs continue and allow the translocated wildlife to thrive in new reserves. Over the past 10 game capture seasons the team has managed to successfully translocate over 11,000 animals to various game reserves throughout Southern Africa.
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.
You may also have the opportunity of assisting at their newly constructed Wildlife Centre, where the Specialist Veterinary team work from during the week.
This is an unbelievable opportunity not to be missed!!
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Age range: 17+
Travel to site: Independent Travel
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Group
No. in group: 4-8
Living arrangements on the program: Varies, Tents/Rustic Accommodation, Group living
How long does the program last?: 2-4 weeks
What are the dates of this program: April - September
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Benefits and advantages of the program: |
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PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Support the team with the game capture
Setting up enclosures for holding wildlife
Educationed on the captured species and the drugs administered
Observe the specialized activity of darting wildlife
Assist inside the concealing nets during the actual game capture (only with certain animals)
Travelling across South Africa to new reserves
Camp out in the bush (on selected reserves)
Observe the helicopter used in game captures
Release of captured game to new reserves
** Note: It is not possible to guarantee these exact activities will occur during your project it will depend on the conditions of the project at the time **
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Cost or price of this program: |
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2 Weeks £995 4 Weeks £1,795
This cost of the placement includes:
Pre-departure information and support
Assistance with flights and specialist travel insurance
Transfers to/from the local airport in Africa
Orientation session with other volunteers
Food and accommodation on placement
On-site training and guidance
An amazing experience!!
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Typical person for this program: |
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A typical volunteer on the Game Capture Project will have a real interest in wildlife conservation and animals. They will also enjoy being outdoors with nature and have a reasonably level of personal fitness due to the strenuous nature of work involved in this project.
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Application process Involves: |
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Filling in the application form online
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