Blog posts in Volunteer Diaries

Conservation, Big Cats and Wildlife ACT

Since I was last on a project, technology has improved and evolved. Regular updates from collars, via a network of towers, send the positions of...

A Day in the Life of a Wildlife ACT Volunteer

We were just about to head out again and there the dogs were - running past us! So a quick gulp of coffee and we begin to follow them. This is not an...

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,...