I was at a crossroads in life: take the job offer in front of me to sit at the head of a company – or leave all comfort and security behind and go volunteer in Africa –a dream I had since childhood that the ‘should do’s’ had shelved for years. I threw caution to the win...
The latter was slightly soured bythe volunteer mentioning you don’t actually get to see your adopted orangutan but rather one of the “selected representatives” of baby orangutan’s in a nice Sepilok Adoption brochure type package. Hmmm. Maybe, they got their words muddled up. But this is ...
Greedy agency which does not care about your experience! My guide was completely demotivated and did not really put a lot of effort. Understandable if you consider how little they get paid. He did not take me to the national park as I had booked online through ...
Clients need to make a reservation for the panda volunteer program in advance. A health certificate signed by your family doctor or a liability guarantee provided by a local cooperative travel agency of CCRCGP is needed for volunteering. The CCRCGP volunteering policies may be changed without prior ...
Everyone has an ambition to travel.But those who cannot do so themselves might find it interesting to work in a travel agency, arranging journeys for other people.Brian Lawtey does this, working in a small travel agency in an industrial city.Most of his work is concerned with holiday, both...
We thank Tim Hopkins (Institute of Zoology), Kirsi Peck (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), Kate Risely (British Trust for Ornithology) and Freya Smith (Animal Plant & Health Agency) for their constructive feedback on this manuscript. BL was awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust...
Management authorities vary by area and include the national park authority, the forest services agency, the wildlife management agency with local communities (for game controlled areas), and the African Wildlife Foundation with local communities (for Manyara Ranch) [38,39]. The viability and ...