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Highlights
- Experience life as part of a meerkat colony and habituate new meerkat groups
- Study meerkat behaviour and observe their fascinating social structure
- Help out at a local orphanage once a week
- Live & work on an established game reserve
Program Summary
- Working closely with various colonies of these incredible animals is a truly special experience! Volunteers will experience life as part of a meerkat colony as wild groups of meerkats are habituated to human presence and accept people in their lives as just another part of their landscape.
- Live and work on a Game Reserve at the base of the Leshotho mountains, surrounded by wildlife and breathtaking scenery.
- You will be hosted by Wendy and Shelton, two meerkat specialists with extensive experience in meerkat habituation and conservation.
Skills Required
None, just reasonable fitness as we mainly walk to study sites.
Volunteer Role
Through your involvement, we are able to provide the funding and manpower for crucial research on meerkats. Without you, some of the projects would just not be viable! As a Meerkat Research Assistant you will gain understanding of animal behaviour.
Your Duties include:
- Habituating meerkat groups
- Behavioural Observation
- Mapping Meerkat Territories
- Inspiring and educating farm children about meerkats
Location
The project is currently based at Moolmanshoek Private Game Reserve, a beautiful undiscovered piece of nature hidden in the Eastern Free State. Bordering on the Lesotho mountains, and at the base of one of South Africa's highest mountains, Moolmanshoek is a private game farm home to herds of zebra, wildebeest, gemsbok, ostriches and of course- a large density of meerkats. It has recently been declared a National Heritage Site.
Accommodation
Volunteers stay in Wendy's cosy cottage on the farm property, equipped with braai (barbeque) facilities and a fantastic view of the mountain!
Meals
Two meals a day are provided (Breakfast and Dinner) and you can help yourself to lunch.
| DURATION |
4 Weeks |
| PRICE |
£ 1,300 |
| HOW TO BOOK |
25% deposit to secure your place, the remainder due 14 days before your arrival. |
| ARRIVAL DATES |
1st to 3rd of every month |
| WHAT IS INCLUDED |
- Accommodation
- All field equipment necessary except personal items
- Medical kits
- All meals
- Transfer to and from Bloemfontein airport
- Project co-ordinator on site
- Trips to town at least once every two weeks
- Access to activities such as horse riding, hiking, camping, trips to the Sangoma Valley etc.
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| WHAT IS EXCLUDED |
- Visas
- Insurance
- Post project transport and activities
- Flights
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