During your conservation volunteering placement you may have the opportunity to experience:

• Monitoring programs (general antelope and the Big5)
  
• Feeding of animals in the Hoedspruit Research and Breeding centre for Endangered Species
  
• Environmental education on conservation and animal rehabilitation
  
• Lectures on various topics of reserve management
  
• Camping in the reserve to get the African feeling
  
• Star gazing
  
• Immobilizing of wild animals
  
• Target Shooting, various calibres - in order to expose volunteers to anti-poaching (done with an air-rifle and not with live ammunition)
  
• Capturing of wild animals when required by the reserve or the sanctuary
  
• Assisting the vet with veterinary procedures
  
• Assisting with hand-raised animals - a very hands on experience.
  
• Game drives through the reserve
  
• Elephant-back safaris
  

The excellent condition of these animals, and of the place in which they live, reflects the attention to detail which is the hallmark of this facility.

In the Limpopo Province the reserve covers an area of approximately 13000 hectares and comprises spectacular diversity in mammal and bird species and topography. Characterised by rolling savannah grasslands and riverine forests, the reserve supports no less than 42 mammal species and approximately 350 bird species. Amongst the mammal species is the 'Big 5' - Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo and Rhino.

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Time Off
Evenings and Sundays are "off" days for those on conservation volunteering projects. There are adventurous activities available in the area. Should volunteers decide to participate in activities such as hot air ballooning, horse rides, paint-ball games, and river rafting in the Blyde River Canyon, they can be arranged with the project leader at participants' own expense.