Africa Wildlife Conservation

The participants in this program live on a private game reserve located in South Africa’s various biomes experiencing first hand, African wildlife management. Many of these destinations serve as private hunting reserves. Activities on the reserves include hiking, 4x4 trails, rifle hunting, bow hunting, horseback riding, game drives, bird-watching, photography and many more.

These reserves are home to some of the largest Kudu, as well as Impala, Zebra, Bush Pig, Blesbuck, Warthog, Bushbuck, Duiker, Oryx, Red Hartebeest, Springbok, Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Nyala, Steenbok, Dik-Dik, Giraffe, Jackal, Baboon and various nocturnal animals. There is a good chance you might even spot the elusive Leopard or another type of cat.

It is difficult to describe a “typical day” as there is such a wide range of activities. Activities from day-to-day vary from game drives, nature walks, working with reserve visitors and hunting, to nightly game counts. The activities can be physical at times, so it is important for the individual to be physically fit. Activities requiring physical endurance and strength may include: counting large herbivores on foot, fixing holes in fences, chopping out alien trees or soil erosion control. Less physical involvement may include: collecting flowering plants for the species list, calculating wildlife stocking densities or monitoring habitat conditions by means of a grass survey. These activities, and more, are the heart of the hands-on experience that makes Nyati Conservation Corps unique.

Please contact us to inquire about the Nyati Conservation Corps program.