Conservation and Community Outreach - PNHF
- South Africa
- Hoedspruit
About Program
This volunteer program is a collaborative effort between two organizations, Phalaborwa Natural Heritage Foundation (PNHF) and Animal Relief for Rural Communities (ARRC). PNHF was founded in 2020 and focuses on local wildlife conservation, through removing poacher's snares in local reserves saving thousands of animals from the most inhumane deaths, other operations include rescues of wild animals that have been snared and relocations of animals that have broken out of reserves.
ARRC was founded in 2021 and focuses on community outreach with dogs and donkeys and education of children in rural communities about animal wellbeing and conservation through weekly educational classes in rural communities about animal, weekly donkey health clinics in the rural community of Selwane, monthly dog and donkey outreach health clinics.
Working together we feel as though we can make a real difference to the wildlife, communities, rural animals and the environment we are surrounded by.
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Program Highlights
- Hands-on wildlife work
- Community Outreach
- Ethical Volunteering making a real difference
- Small groups of volunteers, no overcrowding
- Removing thousands of poacher's traps and saving countless lives
Program Impact
The direct impact by volunteers are the following:
Thousands of wild animals saved by removal of poacher's snares
Wild animals rescued and treated
Preventing mass loss of biodiversity
Meals provided to orphans
Environmental education provided to orphans
Thousands of dogs vaccinated against rabies
Hundreds of donkeys treated and receiving better harnesses
Veterinary care made available to poor, rural communities
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Location
Hoedspruit is in the Limpopo province in Big 5 country, which refers to the Game Lodges and Private Nature Reserves. This town is agriculturally oriented and the majority of activities involve wildlife, environment, and people.
