Saving Africa’s endangered wildlife through informed, impact-driven projects, thereby enabling broad-scale biodiversity conservation

CONSERVATION WORK
Wildlife ACT Fund is a non-profit trust on a mission to save our planets’ endangered wildlife and wild places from extinction. We believe this is the only chance we have of saving ourselves. Passionate, experienced, on-the ground conservationists doing critical work where it’s needed most. Delivering time and expertise, implementing anti-poaching measures, finding and funding equipment, and educating local communities.

VOLUNTEER IN AFRICA
Join the only Fair Trade Tourism certified wildlife volunteer program in Africa supported by WWF and contribute to some of the most important and exciting endangered and priority species conservation work being done on the ground, by the professionals. It’s real Africa, real conservation, and the experience of a lifetime. Awarded 2nd place at the World Responsible Tourism Awards for Best for Wildlife Conservation. Ages 18 to 65+

COURSES, STUDENTS & INTERNSHIPS
Some of the most unique African wildlife research opportunities and practical learning environments in South Africa for those wishing to gather research data for undergraduate degrees. Monitor Africa’s iconic species and the habitats in which they live. Spend a Gap Year gaining valuable field research experience and training, or gather data for dissertation papers.
FEATURED PROJECTS

Endangered Species Conservation
Volunteer across the abundant wildlands of Zululand in South Africa.
Duration: 2 weeks +
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Leopard Conservation Census
Participate in South Africa's largest leopard survey of its kind in the world!
Duration: 2 weeks +
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Marine Conservation
Join us as a land and marine conservation ecotourist on a private island paradise with its white beaches as your home and office.
Duration: 4 - 8 weeks
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Southern Drakensberg Conservation Project
Monitoring of Endangered & Critically Endangered Vultures and various other much-needed priority species and protected area boundary conservation work.
Duration: 1 - 2 Weeks
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Conservation Training Course
Practical, hands-on training underpinned by course material developed by the experts.
Duration: 4 Weeks
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