Entries in africa (32)

Friday
Apr122013

Cheetah enrichment in Namibia

The Namibia Wildlife Conservation & Sanctuary project has come up with an ingenious way of keeping their cheetahs occupied - by having volunteers make false prey filled with meat treats!

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Friday
Mar152013

Do something more than funny this Red Nose Day

Comic Relief goes to great lengths every year to raise money for various projects worldwide that help communities, and individuals. While the emphasis leading up to the television event is mostly on the humour and hilarity, the focus sharply shifts to the cause when the show starts.

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Friday
Mar082013

International Women’s Day: how honey is helping African women

As this is the International Women’s Day, there couldn’t be a more appropriate time to showcase what good work is being done to promote women and self sufficiency globally.

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Wednesday
Feb132013

Our Favourite Moments from Africa

We haven’t come across anyone who watched Africa and didn’t enjoy it and everyone seems to have a favourite moment from this latest BBC nature series.

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Wednesday
Jan092013

Attenborough's Africa on the BBC

It's yet another David Attenborough and BBC wildlife documentary, but it is none the worse for it. A successful format that has worked before, it continues to do so in this new series - Africa.

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Monday
Nov052012

Volunteer Photo of the Week

What lovely shot we've got for you to kick things off for November. Love the focus on the beautifully multi-coloured eye of this chameleon, taken by Rebecca Elliot on Frontier's Madagascar Wildlife Conservation Adventure project. We'd also like to say congratulations to Adam Brierley for winning  the October Volunteer Photo of the Month for October with his incredible photo of the South African coast

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Thursday
Oct182012

WWF and the alliance of religions and conservation

WWF (World Wildlife Fund) supports alliance between religion and conservation in attempt to reduce illegal ivory and rhino horn trade. In Nairobi on the 21 September 2012, 50 African religious representatives from different faiths and countries came together to call for the end of the illegal wildlife trade that is annihilating the continent’s elephant and rhino populations.

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Tuesday
Oct162012

Past Volunteer Interview: Lily Sansom - South Africa Wildlife Conservation project

Into the Wild talks to volunteer Lily Sansom about her time on Frontier's South Africa Wildlife Conservation project. Find out Lily's daily routine living out life as a game ranger, what there is to do in your spare time, and what there is to gain from volunteering in conservation.

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Thursday
Sep202012

Tongue in Cheek of the Week :p :p :p

The latest cheeky chappy to feature in Tongue in Cheek of the Week!! Image courtesy of Emma Fisher on Frontier's Namibia Wildlife Conservation & Sanctuary project. Lovely stuff :P

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Tuesday
Aug212012

Project of the Week: Tanzania Savannah

Track some of Africa’s smaller wildlife, learn a multitude of surveying techniques, and get involved in an African bush community all on Frontier’s Tanzania Wildlife Tracking and Community Adventure.

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Monday
Aug202012

Past Volunteer Interview: Rhiannon Walker (Kenya Local Health Clinics Project)

Today we speak to past Frontier volunteer Rhiannon Walker who spent two weeks on the Kenya Local Health Clinics project. We asked her about the ins and outs of the project...

 

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Friday
Aug172012

Q + A with Frontier's Tanzania Terrestrial Project Coordinator 

Today we speak to Adam Brown, Project Coordinator on Frontier's Tanzania Wildlife Tracking and Community Adventure project. He tells us what volunteers can expect from the project, what camp life is like and why it's a great place to spend some time abroad.

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