Askari Volunteers » admin http://www.askarivolunteers.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:08:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Pidwa Burning – October 2009 http://www.askarivolunteers.com/recent-events-flash-news/pidwa-burning/ http://www.askarivolunteers.com/recent-events-flash-news/pidwa-burning/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:59:32 +0000 admin http://www.askarivolunteers.com/?p=44

Every year we face the challenge of trying to find the perfect conditions for a mangement burn.  As we are part of a fire evolved ecosystem this practise is vital to ensure that the reserve stays in the best possible shape….

This year we were all ready to go:  Equipment – check.  Fire team – check. Permits – check.  Ideal conditions – AFRAID NOT!

On the day we had hoped to start burning the temperatures climbed, and climbed and climbed.  This made it way too dangerous to start burning.  It soon became clear that the only way we would make headway was to burn into the night.  And burn we did.

As you can see by the pics a night burn is quite a spectacular sight!!!

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Cheetah

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Join us for an amazing work adventure that will take you straight into the heart of Africa.

Set in  22 500 hectares of untamed beauty, Askari is based on the Pidwa Wilderness Reserve. The work that takes place on the reserve is diverse and each day brings about new challenges and developments. This creates the ideal situation for you, as a working volunteer, to assist the warden with the management of the reserve. You will have the opportunity to actively participate in the maintenance, management, research and monitoring activities that take place on a daily basis.
“Askari” is the name given to the young male elephants that are found in the company of the old, wise bulls.  The Askaris spend time out in the bush learning all the skills that the bull has spent his lifetime perfecting.   In East Africa Askari also means protector and so the name Askari, for us, is twofold.  During your time here you will not only become a student of the bush but you will also assist us as a protector of our precious environment.
Our long term goal is to create a benchmark reserve which is run according to strong wilderness and conservation ethics and principles.  You can contribute to making this goal a reality.  In the words of Edward Abbey, “ Wilderness needs no defence, only defenders”.  Come join us in defending our endangered spaces, our heritage ………
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