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August 2010 Game Ranger participants study hyenas

It's definitely not all classroom grind on the Game Ranger Guide Course! The participants in the August course got stuck into the exciting life of a game ranger. The modules of the course include p...

by Alexia Massey 08/09/2010

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Living The Dream!

Past volunteers tell us about their new colleagues in the bush and how volunteering at Hanchi and Zingela has landed them their dream job! Franziska Belz Research at Zingela Predator Conserv...

by Alexia Massey 08/09/2010

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Veterinary volunteer Ruby posts her blogs direct from South Africa!

Follow Ruby Shorrock's placement in South Africa at Shimongwe Wildlife Veterinary Experience as she updates us on her experience from SA! Ruby is on the Shimongwe Lowveld Veterinary Experience an...

by Alexia Massey 03/09/2010

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Shimongwe volunteers Amy and Allison get up close to cheetah!

"Two weeks into our trip, we once again found ourselves on the plains of Phinda. With Wildebeest and Zebra being the main animals in our line of sight, we were all surprised when Chap called out "c...

by Alexia Massey 01/09/2010

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Shimongwe Kwa-Zulu Vet Students Care for Mkombe and Nyoni

Volunteers at Shimongwe Kwa-Zulu Veterinary Experience have been continuing to care for Mkombe and Nyoni at the base camp, where the wildlife vet holds a zoo license for hand rearing rhino. Nyoni ...

by Alexia Massey 12/08/2010

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Treating An Elephants Ear Infection at Shimongwe

Volunteers at Shimongwe Kwa-Zulu Veterinary Experience assisted the wildlife veterinarian Dr Masterson treating a tame elephant's ear infection, Rambo who lives at Bayete Zulu. Rambo gave the ointm...

by Alexia Massey 11/08/2010

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Game Capture in Abu Dhabi - Exciting opportunity for an experienced vet

You never know where a conservation volunteering project might lead you! Last year, Nancy joined us for a Shimongwe Wildlife Veterinary Experience, and this year she found herself working in the ...

by Alexia Massey 11/08/2010

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Moholoholo’s Newest arrivals - Furry, growling, mischievous and in need of a lot of love and care!

The staff and volunteers at Moholoholo are used to receiving urgent phone calls, asking them to come and take in injured or orphaned animals. The two latest arrivals are Luma the spotted hyena and ...

by Alexia Massey 11/08/2010

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Volunteers Save a Cheetah's Life!

ACE volunteers on the Shimongwe Wildlife Veterinary Experience had a truly amazing and once in a lifetime experience last week! "We were on our way home from releasing giraffe and zebra we had ca...

by Alexia Massey 11/08/2010

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Playing Hide And Seek With Elephants at Tuli

Volunteers at the Tuli Conservation Project spend most of their days monitoring the wildlife in the stunning Tuli block. While they learn to identify animal movements based on the tracks they find,...

by Alexia Massey 03/08/2010

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