ACE Photo & Video Gallery

Make a difference as a conservation volunteer

Photo & Video Gallery

We have a wealth of amazing photos and videos from volunteers and staff at our projects in Southern Africa. The media tags enable you to limit the number of photos to just those that may interest you the most.

Wildlife Photography

Traversing the bush on horseback

Traversing the bush on horseback

Traversing the bush on horseback

Traversing the bush on horseback

Volunteers at Hanchi manage endangered roan and sable antelope breeding herds from horseback and study some of Africa's most elusive and persecuted predators

Tracking cheetah using telemetry

Tracking cheetah using telemetry

Tracking cheetah using telemetry

Tracking cheetah using telemetry

Tracking cheetah and leopard using telemetry equipment and traditional tracking techniques is the main focus at Zingela Predator Conservation Project

Time for a drink

Time for a drink

Time for a drink

Time for a drink

Water holes are great for wildlife viewing

Thirsty work!

Thirsty work!

Thirsty work!

Thirsty work!

Having a long neck is great for feeding where no others can but makes drinking slightly tricky!

Giraffe capture

Giraffe capture

Giraffe capture

Giraffe capture

Volunteers get up close to giraffes and gain hands-on experience in the unique game capture industry

Impala in the boma

Impala in the boma

Impala in the boma

Impala in the boma

Impala are herded into a boma before they are loaded onto a truck for relocation.

Hungry hippo

Hungry hippo

Hungry hippo

Hungry hippo

Volunteers feed Tinkerbell at Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Project

Cheetah at a kill

Cheetah at a kill

Cheetah at a kill

Cheetah at a kill

It is thought that cheetahs lose between approximately 10 to 15% of kills to the hyena.

Hand rearing a rhino

Hand rearing a rhino

Hand rearing a rhino

Hand rearing a rhino

Given the current conservation status of both the black and white rhino populations, each and every animal is of high importance. Bottle feeding is the preferable method used for hand rearing these animals.

Moving lions is a skilful task

Moving lions is a skilful task

Moving lions is a skilful task

Moving lions is a skilful task

By law only a registered vet can use high scheduled drugs to immobilise animals. Volunteers learn about the drugs involved, darting techniques, and will administer low schedule drugs. Here volunteers are preparing these lions to be moved.

Time for a nap

Time for a nap

Time for a nap

Time for a nap

Being a mum at Moholoholo

How to hand rear a rhino

How to hand rear a rhino

How to hand rear a rhino

How to hand rear a rhino

A good hand-rearer should be prepared to invest a lot of effort with the reward being the release of a successfully rehabilitated animal. 15% of body weight per day is required to supply nutritional needs for rhinos and in some cases feeds are required throughout the night.

Feeding time

Feeding time

Feeding time

Feeding time

A good hand-rearer should be prepared to invest a lot of effort with the reward being the release of a successfully rehabilitated animal.

Hand rearing cheetahs

Hand rearing cheetahs

Hand rearing cheetahs

Hand rearing cheetahs

Volunteers gets hands-on with the caring of orphaned animals which usually involves a lot of hand rearing. At Khulula Wild Care volunteers can complete a course on hand rearing and infant care accredited by the South African Veterinary Council.

Wildlife veterinary work

Wildlife veterinary work

Wildlife veterinary work

Wildlife veterinary work

Volunteers get hands-on with the treatment and care of sick and injured birds, mammals and reptiles and subsequent release back into the wild.