The conservation activities you may undertake on the project, could include:

Volunteers will go on game drives in the conservation area to carry out general game monitoring, where they will record number of different species via a grid co-ordinate system. The game numbers are then mapped and compared to vegetation surveys, predator tracks and waterhole locations.

On top of the conservation work, Shumba volunteers will assist with maintaining the conservation area, including restoration of habitats, alien plant control, removal of old fencing and erosion control due the effects of the Limpopo River.

In July 2009, the team moved to a new core study site, about 15km away from the previous area. The new sample area is approximately 12,000 hectares and has a very high concentration of cheetah, lion and elephant.

The camp is located in the heart of the Tuli Block in Botswana. Volunteers live in tented accommodation with wooden beds. Additionally there is a kitchen with fridge, freezers and cookers with a separate eating and socialising area. Although you are living in the bush, the camp will have showers & toilets! Meals are included and there are daily rotas so that everyone gets involved in the day-to-day running of the camp.

This project is flexible on start dates and there are places available all year round starting on each Tuesday.