Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Clinic
- South Africa
- Durban
About Program
The Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Clinic volunteer project gives you the opportunity to volunteer with an amazing team of experts that are dedicated to giving sick, injured and orphaned wildlife a second chance. Assist the team with feeding and caring for its wildlife inhabitants on a daily basis until they are well or mature enough to be released to survive in their natural environment, free in the wild. This is an extremely fulfilling project knowing that you have added to their eventual freedom and safety. A perfect project too for animal physio or veterinary medicine students and professionals too that are looking to expand into wildlife as they may assist the clinic manager and sisters in the onsite clinic.
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Program Highlights
- Assist with preparing the rescued wildlife's food and ensuring all their nutritional needs are met during their rehabilitation through enrichment activities.
- If you are studying veterinary medicine or qualified, you may want to spend time helping the sisters in the onsite clinic to gain more practical experience as many of the animals and birds are sick and injured on arrival.
- Help with the cleaning, repair and maintenance of the animal enclosures and ensuring their environment meets all their physical and mental needs.
- Take part in rescuing sick, injured and very young wildlife. And be part of their eventual release back into a safe, natural environment which is of course the best part. As this is not a sanctuary, all the wildlife will be released when ready.
- Free time can be spent visiting Big 5 Wildlife reserves, beach horse rides, shark diving, experiencing Zulu culture, whale watching, flying over the beautiful coastline or even driving 4 x 4 up the Sani Pass to Africa's highest pass in Lesotho.
Program Impact
Run by a small, yet highly dedicated and experienced team of staff and local and international volunteers, the Rescue, Rehabilitation and Clinic volunteer project assists over 3000 injured, orphaned and displaced animals every year. From mongoose, genets and monkeys to raptors, reptiles and antelope, the project represents a second chance at a free, safe and sustainable life for all wild animals in distress.
The Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Clinic volunteer project cares for anywhere between 200 – 600 different animals at any given time! The number and variety of animals can vary depending on the time of year.
Much of your duties involves understanding the principles of wildlife rehabilitation and contributing towards giving animals that have been orphaned or injured, the best chance of getting back out into the wild where they belong. You’ll contribute to an extremely valuable conservation effort that provides medical care, rehabilitation and also releases wild animals back into their natural environment.
Those volunteers qualified or studying veterinary medicine, nursing or related qualifications, may assist the full-time clinic manager and sisters in the onsite clinic.
