Boomers Abroad

Description

This is your opportunity to get involved in game reserve management working alongside top conservationists and wildlife, including Africa's Big Five species. You'll find your experience stimulating, challenging and an exceptional learning experience, that most people only dream of.

The Volunteer Project is designed to offer volunteers the opportunity to be involved in all conservation related projects on the reserve. During your stay, you may see yourselves as "assistant conservation managers" as all of the work done by you will improve the quality of the reserve and the data collected by you will be utilized by Kwantu management in making important conservation decisions for the reserve. As a volunteer you therefore derive a good deal of satisfaction from your work, as your efforts directly contributes to improving the reserve.

While getting involved in every aspect of hands-on conservation management on the reserve, you will learn many conservation skills and have the experience of a lifetime. To top it all off, we have a brilliant community outreach programme. Our volunteers assist at a local rural farm school by providing food prepared by our chefs. Come and make a real difference and have fun doing so!

Game Introduction - There is an ongoing programme for the introduction of additional different African mammal species.
Fire Management - An important driving force in savanna ecosystems (depending on the time of year and fire regimes)
Game Capture and Introduction - Our 2008 volunteers had the amazing once in a lifetime opportunity to assist with the capture of Lion, Blesbuck, Wilderbeast, Springbuck, Zebra, Impala and other species .

And get a chance to take a game ranger course that will equip you with the theoretical lessons and practical training you need to become a qualified field guide, while helping to educate both tourists and locals about the fundamental importance of nature conservation.