Mountain Rhino Foundation
Embark on an Adventure
Climb mountains and walk with giants
Join us in saving species and protecting radical biodiversity.
With The Mountain Rhino Foundation volunteers will have the opportunity to assist the conservation team and become immersed in the daily runnings of a reserve in Africa from monitoring and walking with rhino, to maintaining habitat and managing grasslands as well as discovering medicinal plants and the archaeology of the area. Participate in research, check camera traps, assist with image tagging and game counts and so much more.
Climb mountains and walk with giants
Join us in saving species and protecting radical biodiversity.
With The Mountain Rhino Foundation volunteers will have the opportunity to assist the conservation team and become immersed in the daily runnings of a reserve in Africa from monitoring and walking with rhino, to maintaining habitat and managing grasslands as well as discovering medicinal plants and the archaeology of the area. Participate in research, check camera traps, assist with image tagging and game counts and so much more.
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Duration: 2 weeks
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Project Summary
Your Role
Dates and Duration
Overview
Location
Accommodation
Overview:
Embark on an Adventure
Climb mountains and walk with giants
Join us in saving species and protecting radical biodiversity.
With The Mountain Rhino Foundation volunteers will have the opportunity to assist the conservation team and become immersed in the daily runnings of a reserve in Africa from monitoring and walking with rhino, to maintaining habitat and managing grasslands as well as discovering medicinal plants and the archaeology of the area. Participate in research, check camera traps, assist with image tagging and game counts and so much more.
Embark on an Adventure
Climb mountains and walk with giants
Join us in saving species and protecting radical biodiversity.
With The Mountain Rhino Foundation volunteers will have the opportunity to assist the conservation team and become immersed in the daily runnings of a reserve in Africa from monitoring and walking with rhino, to maintaining habitat and managing grasslands as well as discovering medicinal plants and the archaeology of the area. Participate in research, check camera traps, assist with image tagging and game counts and so much more.
Your role:
This programme is built around the principle of repositioning yourself as a part of and not apart from the global ecosystem. We urgently need to see a shift in the global narrative of how we value wildlife and wild spaces. Human beings do not exist in isolation from the planet, this programme will offer an opportunity to reconnect with wild spaces and recognise their crucial role for a holistic, sustainable future.
This is an opportunity to become an active part of conserving and protecting a population of extraordinary white rhino and the critical biodiversity, habitat, flora and fauna of one of the most unknown and biodiverse places in South Africa. This includes pangolin, red duiker, leopards, African rock pythons, brown hyenas, hinge-back tortoises, Peregrine falcons, cycads, succulents and so much more.
This is an opportunity to become an active part of conserving and protecting a population of extraordinary white rhino and the critical biodiversity, habitat, flora and fauna of one of the most unknown and biodiverse places in South Africa. This includes pangolin, red duiker, leopards, African rock pythons, brown hyenas, hinge-back tortoises, Peregrine falcons, cycads, succulents and so much more.
Is the work dangerous?
Yes, this programme involves active participation in conservation work conducted in the African wilderness, this comes with integral risks.
Is there a potential risk?
Living and working in wild spaces and around wild animals can be dangerous. We advise that all protocols, rules and regulations are adhered to and followed. All volunteering activities will be supervised by reserve personnel. The rangers and managers of the reserve are qualified in wilderness first aid.
Dates:
The Mountain Rhino Foundation Volunteer Programme is strictly a 2 week programme.
A return transfer from OR Tambo International Airport is INCLUDED
11 AM PICKUP at OR TAMBO (Joburg Airport) on the Friday of arrival.
Specific dates ONLY below.
12th-26th of January 2024
2nd - 16th February 2024
16th - 30th of August 2024
4th - 18th of October 2024
A return transfer from OR Tambo International Airport is INCLUDED
11 AM PICKUP at OR TAMBO (Joburg Airport) on the Friday of arrival.
Specific dates ONLY below.
12th-26th of January 2024
2nd - 16th February 2024
16th - 30th of August 2024
4th - 18th of October 2024
Duration:
2 weeks
Additional per week:
Highlights:
Grassland Management - For the conservation of rhino and their habitat
Monitoring and walking with rhino- Tracking, locating and health checking rhino
Invasive Species Management - Removal of alien tree and plant species
Archaeology and Medicinal Plant guided walks with Specialist guide
Game Counts
Rhino Feeding - Subject to season and grazing availability (only available September - October)
Game Drives
Data collection for Research - Durham University Primate and Predator Project. Camera Traps, image tagging, etc.
Anti-poaching patrols - Nighttime patrols and snare sweeps.
Monitoring and walking with rhino- Tracking, locating and health checking rhino
Invasive Species Management - Removal of alien tree and plant species
Archaeology and Medicinal Plant guided walks with Specialist guide
Game Counts
Rhino Feeding - Subject to season and grazing availability (only available September - October)
Game Drives
Data collection for Research - Durham University Primate and Predator Project. Camera Traps, image tagging, etc.
Anti-poaching patrols - Nighttime patrols and snare sweeps.
Minimum age:
18
Police clearance:
No
Special skills required:
A love for animals and nature is of importance with a desire to learn more
An intention to be an active part of conserving and protecting wildlife and wild spaces
Participants must have and exercise a willingness to be active in physical and observational tasks
Acknowledgement and Signature of project and house rules and regulations and indemnities on arrival and available pre arrival on request.
An intention to be an active part of conserving and protecting wildlife and wild spaces
Participants must have and exercise a willingness to be active in physical and observational tasks
Acknowledgement and Signature of project and house rules and regulations and indemnities on arrival and available pre arrival on request.
Language requirement:
Ability to speak or understand English is required
What's included:
Airport transfers - OR Tambo International Airport
On site Accommodation and Meals
Tea, coffee and fruit juice provided.
All project on-site programme activities
Once a week laundry service.
On site Accommodation and Meals
Tea, coffee and fruit juice provided.
All project on-site programme activities
Once a week laundry service.
What's excluded:
Any weekend or off-site extra mural weekend activities
Personal toiletries
Flight and Airport transfer costs
Personal toiletries
Flight and Airport transfer costs
Closest town:
Louis Trichardt
Surrounding area:
Northern South Africa - Limpopo Province
Transport:
A return road transfer from OR Tambo International Airport is INCLUDED in your rate.
Mountain Rhino House
- Volunteers share rooms on a same sex basis
- Volunteers make use of shared same sex ablutions - showers only, no baths are available.
- Opposite sex rooming requests are serviced, on availability and pre arrival request only.
- Laundry service included once weekly – we advise no high value clothing to be brought.
- Rooms cleaned incrementally once a week, however volunteers are responsible for cleanliness of rooms which need to be kept or maintain acceptable health and safety standards.
- All rooms have built in or free standing cupboards
- Volunteers make use of shared same sex ablutions - showers only, no baths are available.
- Opposite sex rooming requests are serviced, on availability and pre arrival request only.
- Laundry service included once weekly – we advise no high value clothing to be brought.
- Rooms cleaned incrementally once a week, however volunteers are responsible for cleanliness of rooms which need to be kept or maintain acceptable health and safety standards.
- All rooms have built in or free standing cupboards
Meals:
- Volunteers share rooms on a same sex basis
- Volunteers make use of shared same sex ablutions - showers only, no baths are available.
- Opposite sex rooming requests are serviced, on availability and pre arrival request only.
- Laundry service included once weekly – we advise no high value clothing to be brought.
- Rooms cleaned incrementally once a week, however volunteers are responsible for cleanliness of rooms which need to be kept or maintain acceptable health and safety standards.
- All rooms have built in or free standing cupboards
- Volunteers make use of shared same sex ablutions - showers only, no baths are available.
- Opposite sex rooming requests are serviced, on availability and pre arrival request only.
- Laundry service included once weekly – we advise no high value clothing to be brought.
- Rooms cleaned incrementally once a week, however volunteers are responsible for cleanliness of rooms which need to be kept or maintain acceptable health and safety standards.
- All rooms have built in or free standing cupboards
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