Calling all animal aficionados! Are you ready to unleash your inner conservation warrior? Want to channel your passion into something truly meaningful? Look no further than Wildlife ACT's volunteer programmes – where you can help make a real difference in the fight to protect endangered African wildlife.
The African wild dog is one of the world's most endangered mammals
Leave Your Legacy in Africa
Join us, the Rhino Africa squad, in doing good and becoming part of a legacy committed to safeguarding endangered African wildlife and their natural habitats. And if you really want to get your hands messy, roll up your sleeves and explore the incredible volunteer opportunities offered by Wildlife ACT.
Trust us, it's a chance to get down and dirty in the best possible way, all while making a real difference for the animals we all hold dear. Let's do this!
Wildlife ACT is not afraid of getting their hands dirty to save our endangered species, Image Credit: WildlifeACT
Volunteer With Endangered Species
Do you enjoy the wilder side of life? Then look no further because the Volunteer With Endangered Species programme is perfect for you! From tracking rhinos and tallying wild dogs, this programme is the ultimate chance for you to make a real impact on the lives of endangered African wildlife.
In the most biodiverse wildlands of South Africa, you'll work alongside top-notch conservationists, monitoring, recording data, and safeguarding the precious existence of creatures including cheetah, elephant, lion, vulture, leopard, and of course, the majestic African wild dog.
Collaborate with conservationists to monitor and safeguard precious wildlife, Image Credit: Chantelle Melzer
Volunteer With Leopards
Calling all brave-hearted souls and big cat lovers! Wildlife ACT has been paw-picked by the prestigious Panthera to conduct leopard population surveys within the untamed terrain of Zululand, South Africa. But the Volunteer With Leopards project is not just any old survey, feline fanatic friends – it's the BIGGEST of its kind on the planet!
Get ready to participate in heart-pumping, short-term surveys using the latest and greatest remote camera trapping techniques. By collaborating with a bunch of provincial park pals, your discoveries can help steer management decisions and skyrocket leopard conservation efforts to new heights!
Assist conservation efforts by conducting surveys of the leopard population, Image Credit: Nigel Ridge
Marine Conservation Volunteering
Looking to plunge into the turquoise waters of Seychelles while leaving a positive impact on Mother Nature? Get hooked on Wildlife ACT's Marine Conservation Volunteering project on North Island! Be part of a team of enthusiastic conservationists and researchers and help safeguard threatened species, revive ecosystems, and keep the marine life of this breathtaking private paradise thriving.
Experience land and marine conservation life on the exclusive North Island in the Seychelles
But wait, this isn't your ordinary seaside vacay – as an eco-warrior, you'll be fully submerged in the realm of island conservation and ecology, working side by side with super smart scientists to observe and rejuvenate the distinctive habitats and marine wildlife of North Island.
Whether you're diving deep for data collection or getting your hands sandy in the field, every day is a fresh escapade and an opportunity to make a tangible change in the world. So, pack your fins and join the force for a marine revolution!
Dive deep into the sphere of island conservation and environmental science
Southern Drakensberg Conservation Project
To all you vulture enthusiasts out there, get ready to soar with inspiration! Our precious winged scavengers are in danger, and we won't let them go extinct on our watch! The Maloti-Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal is one of the last refuges for the bearded vulture and Cape vulture.
Young Cape vultures perched on the Drakensberg clifftops
By volunteering, you'll become a vulture conservation warrior and help establish vulture-safe zones throughout the region. You'll get hands-on experience managing feeding sites and nests, conducting surveys, and even hiding out in ground-based hides to keep a watchful eye on these majestic creatures.
So, if you're ready to spread your wings and make a real difference, join the Southern Drakensberg Conservation Project. It's time to soar to new heights and save endangered African wildlife!
The vulture is a keystone species providing several fundamental ecosystem services, Image Credit: Wildlife ACT
Leopard and Whale Survey
Get ready to embark on an adventure of epic proportions! Wildlife ACT has partnered with the incredible WILDOCEANS WhaleTime Project, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife to bring you the Leopard and Whale Survey project.
Take part in the largest camera-trap-based leopard census in the world
This initiative merges the world's biggest camera-trap-based leopard census with a study of the northward migration of humpback whales off the coast of Southern Africa. And guess what? You can be a part of it!
By joining forces, you'll not only safeguard our favourite spotted cats but help fill a scientific census void in the humpback whale populations along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline. With looming threats such as shipping, oil and gas exploration, climate change, and more, it's vital that we take action to protect the world's largest mammals.
It's important that humpback whale populations be monitored consistently
Join us on the Conservation Frontlines
Are you prepared to unleash your inner eco-warrior and embark on a journey that will change your life? Well, have no fear because Wildlife ACT will be your number-one ally on the conservation frontlines.
But hey, if you're not quite feeling like a modern-day Tarzan or Jane just yet, don't sweat it! Just by travelling and booking with us, you're already a part of a movement to help protect and uplift Africa's wildlife, landscapes and communities. So, what are you waiting for? Let's go save the world, one African adventure at a time!
