Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary

NAMIBIA

Namibia

2 - 12 weeks

Flexible

20 - 65 people

Age 18+

From $1,195

Namibia

2 - 12 weeks

Flexible

Flexible

20 - 65 people

Max 65

Age 18+

From $1,195

What's the project about?

The Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary was established to improve the lives of Namibia’s animals and create an Africa where humans and wildlife thrive together. The 8,000 acre wildlife sanctuary and game reserve is a safe haven for orphaned and injured animals, with a focus on rehabilitation and release. Residents include leopards, cheetahs, African wild dogs, primates, antelopes and a variety of other wild and domestic animals. In the reserve you will find free-roaming elephants, rhinos and lions. Wildlife sanctuary volunteers are vital to the future work of the sanctuary.

How will I be contributing?

As a wildlife sanctuary volunteer you play a vital role in supporting local staff in all aspects of animal care. This includes enriching the lives of long-term residents and rehabilitating those who will be released. Volunteers are responsible for daily food preparation and feeding, habitat enrichment, orphan care and health checks. You will also be very involved with large animal research projects – tracking and monitoring elephants and rhinos and going on game counts on foot, by vehicle and on horseback.

What makes this project ethical?

The sanctuary has strong ethics regarding captive animal welfare. Large carnivores are not handled, and no breeding of carnivores is allowed, under Namibian law. Carnivores earmarked for release have limited human contact, to avoid habituation that could threaten a successful release. Animals finding a permanent home at the sanctuary are provided with enrichment activities crucial to their emotional and physical well-being and, where possible, animals are released into suitable natural habitats.

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