Blog posts in Volunteer Diaries
How Much is the Life of a Rhino Worth?
The answer, as I would soon find out, just based on the illegal sale of the horn, is a lot. An animal that has roamed the earth for generations, a...
What I Learned From Volunteering with Wildlife ACT
Ever since I found out about National Geographic and after watching all the series of Planet Earth narrated by the legendary David Attenborough, I...
Wildlife Conservation Volunteering Abroad for Over 50s
Google wildlife conservation volunteering abroad and what do you see? Lots of images of young people, usually young women; that’s what. So,...
Wildlife Volunteer Projects for Retirees and Seniors
Age is just a number I told myself when I embarked on my first encounter with Wildlife ACT in March 2013. It was with trepidation that I boarded the...
African Wildlife Volunteering for Over 50’s
It Began With the Stars It was still dark and quiet in the early morning hours and the remote campsite in Zululand, South Africa was illuminated only...
Mature Wildlife Volunteer Projects in Africa
“The lion is next to the truck,” our monitor whispered. Slowly, I raised my head and sure enough there was the lion we had been tracking for two...
Wildlife Volunteering for Retirees and Seniors
Have you just retired and want to do something different that’s meaningful? Then you couldn’t choose better wildlife volunteering projects that...
Wildlife Volunteering for Retirees and the Young-at-Heart
Wildlife ACT offers wildlife volunteering for retirees in Africa that is honestly suitable for anyone aged 60 and up. I have volunteered with...