Volunteer with the Big 5 in Port Elizabeth

What is Volunteer with the Big 5 in Port Elizabeth all about?

Why choose this Volunteer with the Big 5 in Port Elizabeth project?

This programme is designed for volunteers interested in having a truly African experience, while making a difference in the local wildlife and environment. During your stay, you’ll act as an assistant conservationist, working to improve the quality of the reserve.

Role of the Big 5 volunteer

As a volunteer, you will be providing an essential extra pair of hands as there is always plenty to do on the reserve. Volunteers will work together in groups with an assigned leader to complete daily activities. Activities that you may be involved with include:

• Lion tracking and monitoring
• School feeding schemes (let us know if you are interested as spaces are limited)
• Wildlife structures
• Game count
• Game capture
• Removal of alien vegetation in and around the reserve
• Planting of indigenous trees
• Fauna and flora work in the nursery
• Wilderness trail walks and patrols
• Fence patrol

Activities vary on a day to day basis and will depend on the need at the time you will be there.

Skills Required to be a Volunteer with the Big 5 in Port Elizabeth

No specific skills are needed for this project, however, it is expected that volunteers will have a genuine interest in wildlife and conservation. Patience and flexibility are imperative, as this is a dynamic environment and project activities often change.

Travel during COVID times

The health and safety of our travelers and our local communities remain central to our plans for reopening countries and projects. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been adapting our programs and protocols to protect all those involved, and ask for everyone’s patience and collaboration as new rules are implemented in-country. For all projects, new standards of sanitation, procedures and social behaviors are in place, including new health and hygiene protocols and social distancing practices. You can read more here. Each location may be slightly different in the way they operate. We encourage you to inquire to your placement advisor to learn more about your specific project as you plan for your responsible return to travel!

Read all about our project reopening response to COVID-19

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