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• CHEAPER 2012 rates at Askari

  CHEAPER 2012 rates at Askari

• Project Impisi – Darting and Collaring

  Working with wild animals is always a challenge and it was a great relief to have all hyaenas collared

• Elephant darting & Relocation – October 2011

  These are in fact the only elephants being moved in South Africa this year and Askari was there to see it!

• Tiny spotted hyaena cub seen

  Just a few minutes later a tiny little head popped out of the hole behind her

• Pidwa burning – October 2011

  Burning continued into the early evening and the flames emitted an amazing orange glow over the night sky.

• Emma Gibson – England….Click here

  I would recommend this trip to anyone and have loved every minute of it.

• Ground hornbill conservation efforts continue

  Today the volunteers helped place a new nesting box into a tree in the area where the ground hornbill has recently been sighted

• So many animals! – Diary extract

  On the way home we came across another herd of zebra and while watching them we heard some crashing through the bush. Soon, 4 rhinos appeared!

• Sarah Gammon – England…..Click here

  I have loved my time here – highlights including cheetah monitoring, sleep out, visiting Kruger national park and everyday driving around never knowing what you might see around the next corner!

• Internships

  Interns are not required to pay for their stay but become an unpaid staff member assisting with a variety of jobs.

• Independent students & Educational Institutions

  Are you studying an environmentally based degree? Why not use your time as Askari to gain credits for your course?

• The Langa Cheetah Boys

  The vet sedated Hwaqile and carried out some repairs and cleaning of the wounds. For now Hwaqile will be left in a boma to recover and we are hopeful for his return to health.

• Rachel Nichols – England…..Click here

  Every day here is an adventure as you never know what you’ll see! Thanks for such an amazing few weeks.

• A very successful day

  The afternoon led us back to Buffalo camp to see if we could find the poachers camp, with Joes detective skills and Rachels keen eye we uncovered the camp and bagged up all the rubbish left over.

• Cheetah encounters!

  We walked into the bush and she jumped from the grass and ran away, but soon slowed down and actually back tracked slightly.

• Askari get a “behind the scenes” look at Kruger!

  Fatalities vary from species of birds which land or collide in flight to giraffes hitting low lines.

• Anti-poaching at Askari

  On collection of the camera we found a fascinating collection of visitors, including; leopard, civet, laruge-spotted genet, honey badger, black-backed jackal and amazingly the rare side-striped jackal also!

• Giant Barbel in Askari Waters!

  This river giant proved just how impressive and capable it is was on land too!

• Eddies aviary complete!

  A massive thank you to ‘The Regulators’ for their hard work which has been much appreciated and has produced a new home for Eddie firmly cemented in the landscape of the Askari house sunrise.

• New arrivals – Spotted hyena cubs confirmed on Pidwa!

  A camera trap was quickly set in the afternoon and we are very pleased to report that on checking it yesterday morning we have atleast two cubs at the den.

• Bush school

  Today was quite adventurous…possibly more for Joe and Katie than for the volunteers as they happily taught us how to drive the game viewer up and down a steep hill through the Selati River. We all did amazingly well…even if there were a few stalls initially.

• Rachel Bishop – England…..Click here

  In our time here we helped to dart and release Nyala, took part in a mass capture of over 100 impala and build an aviary for Eddie the Eagle.

• Matt Bishop – England…..Click here

  My four weeks at Askari have been at times exhausting, at other times breathtaking, but always inspiring and rewarding. The dedication and enthusiasm the team here is very contagious.

• Barbara Maingon – France…..Click here

  The programme is very good and things are done the right way.

• Chris Greenhill – Wales…..Click here

  It’s a very hands on programme and you actually feel that you have helped and are making a difference to conservation

• Ana Heredia – Spain…..click here

  It’s a great programme and the fact that we are able to stop and enjoy all the animals around us from the smallest spider to the huge elephants.

• ‘Cooper’ the Rhodesian ridgeback arrives at Askari

  ‘Cooper’ settles into his new home at Askari

• First ever baby Sable to be born on Pidwa

  This is a great success story and the first of what we hope will be many sable, successfully bred on Pidwa.

• Michael Fraser – Canada…..Click here

  Take part in what Askari has to offer, it will change your lives

• Barb Elliot – Canada…..Click here

  My time at Askari has been nothing short of inspirational

• Lyndsay Shular – Canada…..Click here

  Working at and with Askari was a phenomenal experience

• Scott James – Canada…..Click here

  Askari is a program that provides and exceptional environmental setting in which to learn about and participate in practical conservation and restoration work

• Richard Goetz – Canada…..Click here

  If you want an amazing experience that gives you perfect environmental background knowledge, then pursue Askari!

• Stacey Jarrett – Canada…..Click here

  I am returning to Canada with great hope that there are other people in the world that care as much I do about ecological conservation

• Askari rocks!

  Protection of giant Weeping boerbean tree completed by ‘The Magnificent 7′

• Cobra vs Mongoose

  Slender mongoose vs Snouted cobra…..who wins?!

• Wildebeest release – April 2011

  105 new Blue wildebeest added to the Pidwa population

• ‘Project Impisi’ – Brown hyaena focus

  ‘Project Impisi’ is a new and important study being carried out by the staff and volunteers at Askari Wilderness Conservation Programme.

• Specials & discounts

  Return and extended stay discounts