Wildlife Volunteer
Want to be a wildlife volunteer, work up close with Africa's amazing animals and make a valuable contribution to wildlife conservation initiatives. As a wildlife volunteer with Amanzi Travel you can work hands-on caring for lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants and many other animals at sanctuaries and rehabilitation programmes throughout this beautiful continent. View our Wildlife Volunteer opportunities below:
Windhoek, Namibia
Volunteer with wildlife and big cats on this internationally renowned wildlife conservation project in the breath-taking Khomas region of Namibia. The Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary was set up to care for and protect wildlife (mainly big cats) in trouble from all over the country and volunteers will work up close with a wide range of African wildlife, including lions, leopards and the beautiful tame cheetahs!
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Eastern Cape, South Africa
Shamwari Game Reserve is world famous and one of the largest Big 5 Reserves in the Eastern Cape as well as being home to the Born Free Foundation and the beautiful big cats that have found a safe home there. Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in the groundbreaking work of these two world leading conservation organisations.
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Gobabis, Namibia
For anyone wanting some real hands-on experience with African wildlife, Noah's Ark is the place to be! This family-run wildlife sanctuary never turns an animal away and is an ideal project for volunteers wanting to make a real difference during their time in this beautiful Gobabis district of Namibia. A truly unique experience!
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Namibrand, Namibia
This project represents a unique opportunity to experience and help in the entire process of caring for and releasing big cats into a conservation environment. Your experience begins at the Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary where you will look after and care for the animals, then moves to the heart of the breathtaking NamibRand, where you will chart the progress of, and maybe even release, leopard and cheetah.
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Namib Desert, Namibia
This project takes volunteers out to the Namib Desert, Damaraland, one of the most scenic wilderness areas of Namibia which is home to a population of desert elephants. The project started in response to competition between the desert elephants and the human inhabitants of the region for the natural resources of water and grazing. A truly worthwhile wilderness adventure!
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Okonjima, Namibia
Located at Okonjima Game Reserve this project works alongside the world's largest Big Cat Welfare Programme, committed to the long term conservation and release of Namibia's large carnivores, especially cheetahs and leopards. Volunteers will be undertaking reserve maintenance tasks, with the ultimate aim of allowing the animals to run around more freely in a balanced ecosystem.
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Near Port Elizabeth
An unique opportunity where volunteers work on Game Reserve Conservation Initiatives and up close and hands on with the Africa's amazing wildlife in the breeding/rehabilitation programme - including animals like Cheetah, Hyena, Servals and Caracels. Volunteers walk out with the Cheetah in the reserve - a experience you will never forget!
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Western Cape, South Africa
Take the opportunity to join this intimate and very unique cheetah rehabilitation project. Volunteers join for a minimum of three months, which provides an unbelievable opportunity to interact and build a special bond with the cheetahs.The project was born out of a passion to conserve the cheetah and to educate people about these beautiful animals - volunteers join the staff in furthering the project's aims.
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Tuli Block, Botswana
Volunteers looking for a truly rustic African experience need look no further! This project, based in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve which is home to more than 1800 elephants, aims to give volunteers the opportunity to study wild animals in a wilderness environment and to produce really valuable data that can be incorporated into academic research projects throughout the world.
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Livingstone, Zambia
This project, just a stone's throw from Victoria Falls, offers a fantastic opportunity for volunteers to work hands on with lion cubs on the world’s leading programme for the release of lions back into the wild. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to take part in a research project to improve the understanding of the ecology of elephants and conservation education in the local community.
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Eastern Cape, South Africa
Experience a truly rewarding animal conservation programme in the stunning landscape of the South African bush! Be part of researching the fastest land animals - beautiful Cheetahs, get up close with Vervet Monkeys and log the behaviour of Aardvarks! Volunteers work with inspiring Ecologists on wildlife conservation research and hands on conservation activities on this magnificent reserve.
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Hoedspruit, South Africa
An opportunity to work hands on with Cheetah and other wildlife including the endangered King Cheetah at a leading sanctuary and breeding centre for endangered species in SA. Volunteers work with staff in all aspects of wildlife care and rehabilitation - helping with the animals including the sick and orpahaned Cheetah. Volunteers also help with conservation education in the local community.
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Near Johannesburg, South Africa
The Lion Park provides volunteers with a hands-on wildlife experience that you will never forget! Volunteers have the opportunity to interact with lions including the stunning white lions, hyena, cheetah, wild dogs and leopard. The park aims to promote wildlife conservation through the exposure of members of the public to and interaction with the beautiful animals that inhabit the African ecosystem.
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Zululand, South Africa
If you would like to be part of a professional conservation team, make a real difference and experience important conservation work in Africa - this is the choice for you. Volunteers work with conservation experts in some of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in Zululand, tracking and monitoring endangered wildlife such as Cheetahs, African Wild Dogs, Rhino, Lions, Leopards ...
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Hoedspruit, South Africa
An amazing opportunity to visit the untamed beauty of this Wilderness Reserve in the Limpopo province of South Africa. This project brings new challenges and developments each day and volunteers will be involved in the monitoring and research of the wildlife and the natural environment. Volunteers can also sleep out under the stars - an unforgetable experience!
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Gweru, Zimbabwe
A once in a lifetime experience to work with the majestic African Lion on this world's leading lion breeding and release project. In addition to walking with lions, hand rearing cubs and conducting invaluable research into lion behaviour, volunteers will also have the opportunity to work with orphaned elephants as well as helping out with wildlife management and boundary patrols on the reserve.
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
An incredible opportunity to join the world's leading lion rehabilitation/release programme at Victoria Falls where volunteers will walk with lions, exposing the cubs to the African bush where they can hone their natural skills and help conduct invaluable research on lion behaviour. All volunteers will also assist with conservation tasks and conservation education initiatives in local schools.
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Tzaneen, South Africa
Volunteers provide vital care for the many primates, including vervet monkeys and baboons, that find a safe home at this incredible rehabilitation centre. Based just an hour away from the Kruger National Park, this is the world's largest primate rehabilitation centre and has been helping hundreds of monkeys be rehabilitated back into their natural habitat and have a new chance at life in the wild.
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Eastern Cape, South Africa
This fantastic wildlife project gives volunteers the opportunity to experience the spectacular vistas of the Eastern Cape as well as making a very real contribution to the wildlife conservation, game reserve management and community initiatives. Volunteers also work up close with the big cats at the predator centre including white lions, wild dogs, cheetah as well as the beautiful tigers.
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Near Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Wildlife Conservation and Game Reserve Management Volunteer in the Eastern Cape of South Africa on a beautiful 15,000 acre Game Reserve - home to the "Big 5" - lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo. With fantastic scenery this reserve boasts grassy savannah plains with a wide variety of bush flora, many watering holes and the wide and captivating Bushman's River...
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Limpopo region
Volunteering at the Vervet Monkey Sanctuary is a great opportunity for those with an interest in primates to get involved with animal welfare/conservation work. Volunteers work alongside a world-renowned primatologist and will be trained in all aspects of primate care, including serving as "surrogate parents" to baby monkeys and introducing juvenile monkeys to existing troops at the sanctuary.
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Gansbaai, South Africa
This project offers a unique opportunity to view the Great White Shark in its natural environment, either from a boat or an underwater cage, in addition to seeing many other wildlife species. Volunteers will learn a lot about the Great White and then put that knowledge to use by assisting in conservation and research into this awesome animal.
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Hoedspruit, South Africa
Volunteer with horses in South Africa. This horse sanctuary offers a safe haven for horses who have been abused and neglected. Volunteers will help to care for horses including assisting any veterinary activities and post operative care, feeding, grooming, tack maintenance and general care of the animals and yard. The highlight is exercising the horses in the nearby Moholoholo Game Reserve.
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