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 …

If you’re looking for another reason to go off and work on gap year projects – here it is! A university study’s finding’s have just been which suggest that those people who take a gap year are not only happier in their future life, but also richer! When it comes to hiring staff, 67 per cent of 3000 employers surveyed said they would be much more likely to employ a person who had taken a gap year, than those who had come straight out of university. Whether on animal conservation gap year projects in Africa, or teaching English to children …

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 …

Karra sent us this creative video and tells us that she was up all night perfecting her entry - if you think her dedication pays off then vote Karra as our Voice of Conservation in the poll.

Jade’s entry is also available at Mega Upload if you can’t access YouTube and would like the files on your computer. Jade says she’ll be keeping her fingers and toes crossed over the next few days – if you’d like her to be our voice of conservation then vote Jade in our poll.