| We have a long association with Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. They have generously assisted us with Leopards on many ocassions, Because of this relationship, you can opt to include time with the Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Student Programme as part of your volunteer assignment. Since approximately 1998 Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre has been accepting students at the centre. These students travel from all over the world for an experience of Africa which is very much unique. Once at the centre they are involved in all day-to- day runnings of the rehab and have become a pivotal part of the animal care and treatment at the centre. Moholoholo are often faced with the difficult decision of what to do with an injured or poisoned animal which will not be able to be released back into the wild. As a result, they have a number of ‘permanent residents’ at the centre which are used as ambassadors for their species. They remain at the centre for members of the public to get an ‘up close and personal’ experience of these incredible creatures, and this gives them the ability to demonstrate to the public the problems the wildlife are facing as well as give them some information about each animal at the centre. A large part of the student’s job is to care for these animals, and this involves everything from feeding, to cleaning, to providing stimulation for our more intelligent residents (such as the honey badgers). Whilst working at Moholoholo you will also be involved in any call-outs, drop-offs or hand-raising of babies brought to the centre for our attention. Moholoholo are also actively involved in a research forum which looks at the movements and behaviour of leopards. To date they have captured and collared a number of leopards for this research and the results have been astounding. During your stay you may be lucky enough to be involved in some of this research, or to be involved in the capture or release of a leopard. They are often called to remove a ‘problem leopard’ and as a result we use these opportunities to gain more information on the species and where funds allow they can release them again fitted with GPS collars. Research also extends to a number of vulture species and they monitor those which visit the vulture restaurant on a daily basis. There is no typical day at Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre…anything can happen! Everything that happens just adds to your experience here in Africa. Working with animals can scramble up all plans made, can delay meals and rob you of your sleep, so be prepared for the unexpected……. |
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