Description

You will have ample hands on work with the lions as you assist with walking and caring for them, and training them to catch wild prey. You will also enjoy working with other wildlife on the reserve, particularly doing elephant conservation. The research you will involved with is essential to the success of this initiative, which hopes to counter the drastically reduced lion population. You will also have the opportunity to run conservation education lessons with local children, empowering the community to assist in conservation efforts.

Lion Walks: Spending time with the lions in the wild each day is an essential part of the cubs upbringing. If the cubs are to be successfully released it is important that they spend time out in a natural environment. They need to adapt to it, learn from it, understand, observe, feel and smell the wild.

Highlights

- Walk alongside lions as part of the pride and enjoy the exhilaration of being part of a hunt as the young cubs learn to stalk their prey
- Work on the world's leading program for the release of lions back into the wild
- Experience the African bush in a very special way as you spend time out in the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park. You will be actively involved in a number of conservation activities
- Join the conservation education team in local schools giving you a wonderful insight into the community, as well as giving you a chance to help save the future of the Zambian environment by educating the local children
- Immerse yourself in local Zambian culture;
- Enjoy the many adventure activities available from white water rafting on the mighty Zambezi River; bungee jumping from the Victoria Falls Bridge or taking to the air for a helicopter flight over the Falls giving a bird's eye view of this natural wonder
- Take advantage of optional trips to see more of the areas spectacular wildlife areas in neighboring Botswana or Zimbabwe including the enormous Hwange National Park, Chobe National Park, the chance to walk with rhino at Matopos National Park and visit the lion rehabilitation program breeding base at Antelope Park.
- Make friends for life with the other international volunteers on the program.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Animal Sciences
• Sustainable Development
• Zoology & Wildlife Sciences

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 1970 +

Program Fees Include:

- Project Fee: this entails financing that goes directly back into the project that you are involved with. This project fee facilitates funding for items such as food for lions, management and maintenance of parks infrastructure, and the development of the lion breeding and rehabilitation program.
- All transfers to and from Livingstone Airport upon your arrival and departure
- Assistance in your projects by various trained guides, ecologists and field staff during your stay.
- Any wildlife education talks that take place during your stay and that you might wish to partake in.
- Full board and lodging which includes 3 meals a day
- Unlimited tea, coffee and juice throughout the day
- Laundry service during your stay
- The service of a cleaner to attend to your room each day

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Animal Welfare
• Conservation
• Culture
• Education
• Volunteer Management
• Wildlife Surveying

Age Range

Minimum 17 years, maximum decided on potential participants' health.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

2 working days

Year Founded

2004