Wildlife volunteer in Africa: Sable Ranch

Wildlife volunteer in Africa: Sable Ranch

The Sable Ranch project lies about 2 hours from Johannesburg by car, and has about 4,000 hectares of ranch land.

This wildlife volunteer project was founded for the purpose of animal protection and is named after the Sable Antelope. However, the project also takes in other interesting species: hippopotamuses, leopards, buffalo, giraffes, rhinoceroses, and kudus, in addition to antelopes – and you’ll be right there alongside the animals, as a wildlife volunteer in Africa!

Wildlife volunteer in Africa: Sable Ranch

Wildlife volunteer in Africa project

The wildlife volunteer project at Sable Ranch is some distance away from the next town. Every now and then, the volunteers can run personal errands there. Sable Ranch is a natural heritage site.

• There is no commercial hunting.
• The focus is on nature conservation.

Since the Sable Ranch project in South Africa is not a commercial wild animal farm, your work here will be driven by wildlife conservation, animal breeding, and research. 

Accommodation for wildlife volunteers in Africa

As a wildlife conservation volunteer in South Africa, you will stay in a completely furnished lodge at the Sable Ranch project site. You will sleep in a double room, where you will be able to store food and drinks. Meals are prepared for the volunteers, and you will eat together with the other workers.

Wildlife volunteer in Africa: Work

• Activities: Wildlife volunteer work in Africa includes: feeding, observing, and offering medical care to the animals, examining fences, and offering support in everyday tasks.
• Free Time: Usually 1 days a week, at the weekend.
• Duration: 2.5 or 4.5 weeks.
• Application: At least 2-3 months before departure. We are happy to accept applications much earlier than this.
• Starting Dates: First Tuesday of the month: 4 Jan., 1 Feb., 1 Mar., 5 Apr., 3 May, 7 June, 5 July, 2 Aug., 6 Sept., 4 Oct., 1 Nov. 2011.
• Practical Experience: Not necessary.
• Other: As a wildlife volunteer in Africa, you will be doing some physically strenuous work. Since you will be surrounded by a completely foreign culture, patience, adaptability, independence, and travel experience are very important. A love of animals is indispensable.