My countdown is in full swing! Only 3 weeks now until I am at the Shamwari Game Reserve! Can you tell I am just a little bit excited?

My suitcase is already over-flowing…suncream…check….silly hat…check…awful passport photo…check! Now, is there anything else I am missing?

The flights have been booked, the dates are confirmed, I am flying out to the Shamwari Game Reserve on the 27th of September! So less than 4 weeks away! While on the reserve I will be involved with tracking and monitoring the wildlife, which includes the big 5, general maintenance of the reserve, assisting the team hands on at the Shamwari wildlife center, and also helping at the Born Free big cat sanctuary. During my time at Shamwari I will be sharing my experiences with you by carrying out daily blog posts, with exclusive video footage and pictures, live updates …

Nadia, sent us the August monthly update from the Shamwari Game Reserve, and it certainly looks like our volunteers have been busy. Here’s a brief look at what they got up to in August: Veterinary Students were involved with the darting and loading of buffalo, white rhino and black rhino at Amanzi. Game Capture Students were still involved with Game Capture this month. They were able to observe the darting of a Black Rhino as well as the mass capture of Waterbuck, Zebra, Black Wildebeest, Kudu, Ostrich, Blesbuck and Impala. Students also got involved in the preparation of the mass …

Iain McLaggan, one of the Rangers at the Shamwari Game Reserve, wrote this blog post about his last two days at the Shamwari Game Reserve: It’s been a busy start to the week for the students here at Shamwari Game Reserve!  We were all up before dawn on Monday and setting up the mass game capture system just as the sun peeked over the horizon.  The aim for the morning was to capture numerous species of antelope, looking to relocate them to other sections of the reserve.  The reason for this is that the coastal regions of South Africa are …

Firstly, we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone that took the time to vote in our Voice of Conservation competition. Without your votes this wouldn’t have been possible, so thank you so much if you took the time the vote. The three finalists we had this year were all excellent candidates and we were so touched with the amount of effort that the other two girls put in, that we’ve decided to offer them both a free one month placement at the Shamwari Game Reserve. However, there can only be one winner and here’s who you guys …