Highlights
- Look after lions and cubs at a South African wildlife reserve for 18 or 32 days
- All food and accommodation provided
- Gain great conservation experience in an amazing setting
Get up close and personal with the king of the jungle!
How you can help
- Feed and prepare food for lion cubs
- Prepare food for adult lions
- Monitor the treatment for sick lions
- Assist with educational activities
- Help with maintenance of the reserve
- Participate in the daily functions of running the game farm and environmental centres
Why your help is needed
The reserve’s priority is its on-going wildlife research and it is home to a fascinating
lion education centre. The research conducted by the reserve is absolutely essential
in order for it to gain a detailed understanding of one of the world’s most intriguing
and misunderstood endangered species – the lion.
Nature-loving volunteers are desperately needed to help look after these incredible
animals, and the project offers them the unique and exciting opportunity to come
face to face with the Pride.
Volunteers are immediately involved with the day-to-day care of the lions and in
particular any new born cubs.
How long can I go for? Placements last either 18 or 32 days and
include a 4-day arrival orientation.
Working hours: 6 hours a day, 5 days a week
Eligibility: British/Irish, 18+ Volunteers must have a love of
wildlife and be willing to get their hands dirty!
Wildlife facts
The African Lion and White Lion (Panthera leo)
Approximately 20,000 in Africa today. The lion population in Africa
has halved since the early 1950s and is now predicted to total approximately 20,000.
In the list of endangered species the Lion is considered to be “Vulnerable” (IUCN
Red List). There is ongoing research in to the genetic make up of the white lion.
Contrary to early speculation it is now considered that the white lion is sub species
rather than an albino Lion.