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Porcupine Tracks

Porcupine Tracks

Porcupine Tracks

Porcupine Tracks

On the wildlife tracking course students use their new tracking skills to locate wild animals in the bush

Bottlenose dolphins play in the waves

Bottlenose dolphins play in the waves

Bottlenose dolphins play in the waves

Bottlenose dolphins play in the waves

You can find these dolphins in Plettenburg Bay where they are usually in the waves since the noise of the water hides them from predators who use sound to hunt

Coffee break

Coffee break

Coffee break

Coffee break

The famous Baobab tree makes a great bench for a large group of volunteers!

Baby Chameleon

Baby Chameleon

Baby Chameleon

Baby Chameleon

The game ranger course not only teaches you about the large African animals, but also the smaller ones, the trees and their uses, birds, insects and reptiles!

Vets working in the field

Vets working in the field

Vets working in the field

Vets working in the field

Shimongwe Wildlife Veterinary Experience offers you the chance to work with experienced wildlife vets in the field on a variety of species

Whale Fluke

Whale Fluke

Whale Fluke

Whale Fluke

Humpback whales can dive for up to 30 minutes to a depth of 150-210 m!

Thirsty elephant

Thirsty elephant

Thirsty elephant

Thirsty elephant

Elephants don't drink with their trunks, but use them as "tools" to drink with. This is accomplished by filling the trunk with water and then using it as a hose to pour it into the elephant's mouth.

Vet attends a buffalo call out

Vet attends a buffalo call out

Vet attends a buffalo call out

Vet attends a buffalo call out

Of the four vets we work with, three of them operate 100% in the field. Volunteers often help out with the testing of disease free buffalo.

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.

Volunteers assist vets with lion work

Volunteers assist vets with lion work

Volunteers assist vets with lion work

Volunteers assist vets with lion work

At Phinda volunteers assist with hormonal contraception methods on lions to help manage populations and maintain the balance

Volunteers assist with a cheetah darting

Volunteers assist with a cheetah darting

Volunteers assist with a cheetah darting

Volunteers assist with a cheetah darting

Life in the field working alongside an experienced wildlife vet is both unpredictable and challenging

Baby Hyena

Baby Hyena

Baby Hyena

Baby Hyena

On the Game Ranger Course you never know what surprises you mind find in the bush!

Monitoring Bottlenose Dolphins

Monitoring Bottlenose Dolphins

Monitoring Bottlenose Dolphins

Monitoring Bottlenose Dolphins

In the wild, these sleek swimmers can reach speeds of over 18 miles (30 kilometers) an hour.

Close encounter with a leopard

Close encounter with a leopard

Close encounter with a leopard

Close encounter with a leopard

At Phinda volunteers head out at night to track the elusive leopard. Once located and darted with a sedative, the volunteers help secure a radio collar and collect data on their condition