Volunteering with African Animals
WILDLIFE VETERINARY MEDICINE INTERNSHIP ON A GAME RESERVE IN LIMPOPO PROVINCE
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
This is a rare and unique opportunity to gain hands-on veterinary experience with wild animals on a Game Reserve in northern South Africa! This is a fantastic placement with a wide range of situations that you'll deal with, across a few Game Reserves. You'll shadow the vet and you'll learn an unbelievable amount! This placement is the perfect environment for students studying veterinary medicine or an associated career path, or people who have qualified, to gain unusual and rare experience. This project would also provide unqualified animal lovers with an experience you will never forget.
Monkey Rescue
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 1 Weeks to 12 Weeks
£75 discount when you combine with another PoD project! Work hands on with a variety of primate species whilst living on site and being in an ideal location for exploring what South Africa has to offer!
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Wildlife Research in South Africa Expedition
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Monitor amazing wildlife in the South African bush
Animal care in South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks
Our Projects Abroad Animal Care placement offers volunteers who are passionate about animal welfare the opportunity to make a difference in South Africa. Volunteers will work alongside local staff on projects in and around Cape Town. You can choose between working at a domestic animal centre or a seabird rehabilitation centre.
The Bridge The Gap Foundation
The Bridge the Gap Foundation, working together with Travellers Worldwide voluntary placements, supports many communities at grassroots level by providing funding where it is needed, in underprivileged communities to disadvantaged children and abused and threatened animals.
Wildlife Rescue Centre in Zimbabwe needs volunteers!
Countries:
Zimbabwe
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 6 Months
Skilled and unskilled volunteers are all welcomed at this busy wildlife sanctuary in the heart of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The sanctuary cares for abandoned and sick wildlife and rescues animals reported in danger from farmers or communities - moving them to safe reserves. The aim is to rehabilitate and return them to the wild, from lions and leopards to monkeys, antelope, reptiles and birds. Animals are also studied for educational purposes, zoological study or in the case of endangered species, introduced to breeding programmes. Volunteers roles are so important, to help with general upkeep of the animals, to care for the sick and orphaned and help research and releases. This is a project that benefits animals and the local community alike, and you can be part of that change.
Bursaries worth up to £2,000 available for volunteering overseas
Countries:
Costa Rica,
Malaysia,
Nicaragua,
Tanzania
Duration:
from 5 Weeks to 10 Weeks
Raleigh International offers bursaries worth up to £2,000 for its 5, 7 and 10 week expeditions to Borneo, Tanzania and Costa Rica & Nicaragua. Find out more about the Raleigh Bursary Award.
Conservation work in South Africa
Countries:
Botswana,
South Africa,
Zimbabwe
Duration:
from 2 Weeks
Our Projects Abroad Conservation placement in South Africa offers volunteers the chance to experience living in a wild landscape teeming with animals. This project is perfect for anyone with a passion for nature and the great outdoors.
A new home for the king of the beasts
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 4 Weeks to 3 Months
Spend an unforgettable time volunteering with lions in South Africa's largest big cat sanctuary. Care for these magnificent animals recently abused before being taken in by this large sanctuary, surrounded by the stunning mountains of the Eastern Free State.
Kruger to Coast Volunteer Adventure
Countries:
Mozambique,
South Africa,
Swaziland
Duration:
from 4 Weeks to 12 Weeks
There are 3 distinct parts to this travel experience each with its own interesting flavor... In Kruger you will be joining a camping safari holiday. Here your days will be spent on game drives searching for the incredibly diverse wild life that this world renowned national park has to offer while at night you will be camped out under the African stars, sitting around a crackling campfire listening to tales of the African bush. While in Kruger your guide will teach you about the animals and plants of the African savanna and how important it is to protect this beautiful but fragile eco-system.
Care for Wildlife in an Animal Sanctuary in Port Elizabeth
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 3 Months
Game Ranger Course
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 2 Weeks
Learn about African wildlife and ecosystems during an intense 2 week Game Ranger Guide Course in South Africa
Live with lion cubs in South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Working at an amazing reserve based in the heart of the South African wilderness, you’ll be able to get hands-on with adorable lion cubs, assist with an innovative research programme and soak up the beautiful scenery.
Call: 0845 344 7592
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Kruger to Coast Experience
Countries:
Swaziland
Duration:
from 4 Weeks
Get ready for an adventure that gives you the chance to experience Southern Africa’s wonders; set off on safari, spend 5 days in Kruger National Park, take a dip with Whale Sharks and get a taste of Swazi life!
Horse Riding, Cattle Mustering and Wildlife Conservation
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 4 Weeks
The most fun that you can have on a horse! Combine important wildlife conservation volunteer work focusing on the endangered Black Rhino and African elephant, with cattle mustering and camp-outs - all done on horse-back! Live amongst the wildlife and get a behind the scenes look at life on an African game reserve. A must for horse and wildlife enthusiasts!
