Schlagwort: Wildlife

African Wild Dogs

02.07.2014 | According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) the African wild dog is one of the world’s most endangered mammals. And it is one of the species Wildlife ACT focuses on in their monitoring efforts. Before my volunteering… Read More

Busy in the bush: How we tracked the animals

29.06.2014 | The sessions to monitor the radio-collared animals as a volunteer with Wildlife ACT take place around sunrise (about 5.30-10.30h) and sunset (about 16.30-20.30h). As it is pretty cold on the back of an open vehicle in… Read More

“Don’t worry about the water, you are already wet!”

25.06.2014 | This is what our captain said on the whale watching tour I did today – and he was right. The whale watching boat had to leave from the beach as the Indian Ocean is not accessible… Read More

Thank you, Wildlife ACT

22.06.2014 | My volunteering time with Wildlife ACT is finished now. Thank you, Cole, our wildlife monitor in the Mkhuze Game Reserve, and Pippa, assistant monitor and wine maker, and my co-volunteers Lizzie, Sabrina and Catalina for the… Read More

Lions in sight

11.06.2014 | Standing up at 4.30h will be my daily routine now being with Wildlife ACT for the next weeks. But it’s worth it: This morning we saw two lions passing less than 10 metres from our car…. Read More