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The game park was established in the 1950s as a maize, tobacco and cattle farm. During the 1970s, game was introduced back onto the land and, like Noah’s Ark, the animals came in two by two and by 1980 the park was home to large herds of plains game – waterbuck, impala, nyala, zebra and the rare sable antelope.

Rhino Conservation
During the 1980s, a decade which saw some of Zimbabwe’s worst rhino poaching, most of the remaining black rhino in the country were moved out of National Parks into the relative safety of private conservation areas, called Intensive Protection Zones. The reserve was chosen as one of these IPZs and, in 1985, were given the custodianship of seven orphaned baby black rhinos. Since then, 15 black rhino have been born on the reserve, with 11 released back into the Matusadona National Park in the north of Zimbabwe. The government’s release programme was stopped due to excessive poaching and the black rhino again faces extinction.

Pioneering Elephant Studies
In 1980 an orphaned baby elephant from a sanctuary in Harare was offered to the park as it was now too large for their premises. This female elephant, Nzou, was placed with a herd of buffalo, this being the largest herd animal in the park (there were no other elephants at the time). An unknown nuance of elephant behaviour was unwittingly discovered – that they could take on the identity of a species other than their own. Today, despite the best efforts of the park to introduce her to the other three elephants, Nzou continues to live with the buffalo, where she has established herself as the undeniable matriarch of the herd.

Volunteers get very involved in rhino monitoring and data collection to learn more about these incredible animals, as well as enabling successful management planning.

In addition to the larger mammals – rhino, elephant, buffalo and lion, the conservancy is also home to spotted hyena, jackal, baboons, vervet monkeys, aardvarks, zebra, giraffe, mongoose and a huge variety of birds, reptiles, snakes and frogs.

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Your home on this project will be a large, thatched, self-contained two-storey house which has a family atmosphere. Situated in the heart of the game park on our largest dam, Numwa House is in an idyllic spot with a pool and plenty of opportunities for fishing. There is a cook and housekeeper who will make sure you are well fed and looked after! You will share the house with volunteers on the Horse Riding & Wildlife Conservation Programme.

Numwa House has three twin rooms and two dormitories – twin rooms can be requested at the time of booking and a double bed is available in one of these rooms.

There are two bathrooms, one with bath and one with shower and bath, three inside toilets and, for those hot days, three outside solar showers. There is hot and cold running water for showers, baths and cooking and a borehole with fresh drinking water.

Three meals a day are provided from Monday – Saturday plus tea, coffee, juices and water. On Sundays the volunteers are responsible for cooking for themselves (food is provided) or you can opt to have a three-course dinner cooked for you by chef’s at the main lodge (additional charge).

When can I volunteer?

Volunteers can begin the Rhino & Elephant Conservation programme on Mondays. The project is closed from 17th – 31st December 2018.

2019 project pricing:

SAVE 20% ON PROJECT FEES ON BOOKINGS FOR FEBRUARY 2019

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What does the cost include?

• Programme fee – financing which goes back into the programme your are involved with; this includes funding for equipment, supplies, vehicles and foodstuffs
• Transfers to and from Harare on a Monday
• Full board and lodging for the duration of your programme including laundry (exc. alcoholic and fizzy drinks)
• Practical instruction on wildlife and plant identification as well as spoors, tracking and animal behaviour
• – All programme-related transport and equipment required to do your work
• 24 hour support and guidance from the volunteer programme staff

The programme cost excludes:

• Transport by air or bus to Harare
• Visas
• Any expenses prior to your programme start date
• Any personal items such as alcoholic drinks, snacks, wifi, additional food or souvenirs
• Personal medical and travel insurance, which must cover the entire duration of your programme and should include cover for repatriation, air evacuation and any activities you may undertake or plan to undertake
• Any additional trips outside the volunteer programme
• Telephone calls and internet (3G internet only)

COMBINATION PROJECTS

We highly recommend combining this rhino and elephant conservation project with a week or two at our Primate Conservation Programme. Experience both large and small animal conservation with two organisations dedicated to Zimbabwe’s animal welfare.

Conservancy & Rehabilitation combination project pricing:

1 week Rhino & Elephant Conservation / 1 week Primate Conservation: $1,995
2 weeks Rhino & Elephant Conservation / 1 week Primate Conservation: $2,720 **recommended**
2 weeks Rhino & Elephant Conservation / 2 weeks Sanctuary: $3,695 **highly recommended**

Additional full weeks Primate Conservation: $950 per week
Additional full weeks Rhino & Elephant Conservation: $900 per week 

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