Care for Orphaned Primates

  South Africa

Phalaborwa

Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: All year round

Description: Situated in a nature reserve bordering the Kruger National Park, C.A.R.E. (Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education) is the only baboon rehabilitation centre in Southern Africa. While the centre is open to all animals in need, the center specializes in baboon rehabilitation and at the moment houses around 500 individuals. Typically, a baboon infant is handed over to the centre at a very young age due to being orphaned. Babies are cared for by volunteers and staff, and when reaching the right age are grouped with peers that are to form troops to be released back into the wild when 5-6 years of age. Volunteers are involved in all aspects of the work. They prepare bottles, bottle feed infants, play with infants and youngsters in baby "nurseries", clean cages, and, if a release is under way, may help in the release. Volunteers love their stay here, often stay longer than planned and/or come back for more visits. Join us and be part of a very fulfilling and worthwhile conservation work.

Highlights: while not strictly an adventure tour, C.A.R.E. is situated within a game reserve and is often visited by wildlife such as warthogs, wild baboons, elephants, giraffes, bush buck, impala, etc. Furthermore, the game reserve borders the Kruger National Park.

Qualifications: Volunteers need not have any specific qualifications as long as they have a great love and compassion for animals and nature. While we can not guarantee that all individual volunteers turn out to have a natural flair" for baboons, we will make good use of all personal characteristics and skills. Volunteers need to be dedicated to the work they are to perform.

Cost in US$: approx. $1400 for 4 weeks, $300 per extra week

Salary / Pay: Nil

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: A typical C.A.R.E. volunteer has a great love and compassion for animals and nature. Volunteers are all ages and come from all kinds of backgrounds.

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to South Africa Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of up to 7 others

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

C.A.R.E. (Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education)'s Mission Statement: Situated in a private game park bordering the Kruger National Park, C.A.R.E. (Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education) nurtures and cares for injured, orphaned or diseased indigenous wild animals, especially baboons, until they have been rehabilitated to be released into the wild. The centre specializes in the nurturing of chacma baboons and pursues a policy of rehabilitation and release of animals in accordance with recognised conservation principles.

Year Founded: 1989