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Khulula Wild Care
Location: South Africa: Rural Areas
Program Duration: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Year Round
African Conservation Experience
http://www.conservationafrica.net
Unit 1, Manor Farm Churchend Lane Charfield, Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucester, GL12 8LJ England
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Phone: +44 1454 269 182
Fax: +44 1454 269 182
Description
Volunteers at Khulula help with the hand rearing, care and nutritional needs of infant and orphaned wildlife. Volunteering at Khulula Wild Care, you will be at the heart of a new facility focused on the care and conservation of wild animals, ensuring they continue to proudly roam through Africa's majestic landscapes.
As a volunteer you will be focused on hand rearing, infant care and nutrition of varied species on a stunning game reserve and nature estate in South Africa, home to giraffe, wildebeest, waterbuck, kudu and primates. Khulula Wild Care's mission is to care for wildlife of all forms and sizes to make an attempt to help the continuation of the species and to ensure wild animals continue to roam proudly and freely in Africa's majestic landscapes. You are directly involved in fulfilling these aims and in the continuing development of the wildlife care facility, which relies on volunteers to continue. Khulula Wild Care is situated on a beautiful game reserve and nature estate, based on the banks of the Vreek, Noord-Kaap and Queens River of Mpumulanga. With vast experience in the care and conservation of wild animals, you will work alongside our experienced coordinator and her team, caring for wildlife of all species and sizes. This project allows you to learn in depth about hand rearing and infant care and species nutrition and to work closely with a diverse range of species while living on a stunning nature reserve in the heart of the South African bush.
Highlights
* Lectures on hand rearing and infant care: Khulula's founder and coordinator, accredited by the South African Veterinary Council, will provide detailed lectures on the theory behind hand rearing and infant care, where the hand rearing of birds, antelopes, cats, primates, rhino and elephants will be discussed. The nutritional requirements of the species will be covered as a main topic crucial to their needs, and how these can be adapted in an abnormal environment.
* Hand rearing young wildlife: To hand rear and rehabilitate a wild animal means to return an animal back into its natural habitat in such a condition that the animal can, initially, survive the elements and re enter a social hierarchy that may already be established. The ultimate objective, in successful rehabilitation, is for that individual animal to breed and pass its genes into the wild population.
* The nursing, care and management of these animals requires intimate knowledge of their requirements and habits of the various species, as well as an understanding and ability to adapt those requirements to a captive and compromised condition. As a volunteer you will learn these processes and become responsible for the continued development of the animals being hand reared, including their care, weighing of food and cleaning of enclosures.
* Rehabilitation, treatment and care of injured animals: You may be involved in the initial treatment of injured animals, possibly requiring veterinary assistance and continued applications of bandages and drugs. Many species will require some form of rehabilitation after an injury and as a volunteer you will be involved in ensuring every animal that passes through the centre has it's needs met to be able to live a natural life when released back into a wild environment.
* Reserve Work: Continual development of the care facility. Khulula Wild Care relies on volunteers like you to support the centre and assist in its continual development through your funding as a volunteer and the building and design of new enclosures.
* Reserve management: You may assist in the general management of the reserve where Khulula is located, helping with anti poaching schemes and reducing the use of snares. At times you may be involved in enriching the species' environment to increase biodiversity.
Travel Types
- Nature Tours
- Volunteering
Qualifications
No qualification or previous experience are necessary, just an interest and passion for animal care and rehabilitation.
Languages
- English
Cost in US$:
from 2,870
Cost Include Description:
Costs cover the whole placement and volunteers will need only about USD 50 a week spending money.
Credit Available
yes
Volunteer Types
- animal welfare
- conservation
- eco-tourism
- environment
- veterinary
- volunteering
Typical Volunteer
Most of our volunteers are taking a gap year between school and university, are current university students looking to gain practical experience or professionals who or are taking a break from their career. Many are interested in wildlife conservation, but most have no previous experience or qualifications.Age Range
17-70This Program is open to
Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Group living
Participants Travel to South Africa
Independently
Application Process Involves
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time is
2 daysPost Services Include
- Exit Debriefing Abroad
African Conservation Experience's Mission Statement
African Conservation Experience organizes work placements for volunteers of all ages on wildlife conservation projects in Southern Africa. We work only with projects that we assess as having a real and beneficial contribution to conservation efforts. Volunteers get very much involved with the work, rather than sitting back and observing, and provide a valuable resource to the projects. We pride ourselves on the quiality, integrity and frendliness of the service that we provide. We ensure that volunteers understand fully what is expected of them and place particular concern on volunteers' security and safety.
Year Founded
1999
