Today we feature an interview with past volunteer Emily de Groot, who spent three months on Frontier's Madagascar Wildlife Conservation Adventure. We ask her about her experience, tips for future volunteers and her plans for the future.
Frontier's volunteers have been busy bees this month on our group projects so we've rounded up the best project news from October. There's been some exciting new developments in Costa Rica and Madagascar with new butterfly and mouse lemur projects being launched, whilst over in Cambodia the team has been doing their part in reducing the impact of illegal logging activities in the Oddar Meanchey Province. You can find out more about Frontier's scientific research projects by visiting the Society for Environmental Exploration (SEE) website.
Life is often full of trivia as much as it is the weird and wonderful. Into the Wild attempts to combine the two to brighten up your Wednesday by bringing you the top 20 strangest and most random animal facts we could find!
Frontier’s Namibia Carnivore Conservation Programme has just been featured in today’s metro for the sterling work it’s been carrying out using radio collars to track cheetahs. Here’s what the metro had to say....
Today Into the Wild is looking at who’s flying the flag for conservation. Yes we’re going to be looking at those flagship conservation species that are teetering on the brink of exticntion.
Moving away from Fiji in the South Pacific, today we journey to East Africa to tell you about the amazing community and conservation work being carried out by Frontier in this beautiful part of the world. In this concluding day of our project focus week, you'll learn exactly what we've been up to on our fantastic Tanzania Wildlife Tracking and Community Adventure project and see what you could get involved in.
Although it’s not in Central America, today’s National Park Profile features an amazing reserve on the southern tip of Florida in the USA. We spoke to Gary Bremen of Biscayne National Park about this beautiful area and the conservation issues it is involved in.
Today we speak to another future Frontier volunteer, Daniel Nutting, to find out what he’s all about and exactly what he’s looking forward to on his upcoming trip to China.
Frontier has wildlife conservation projects all over the world. Despite the vast variety of locations and species on offer, all of the projects share in common the chance to bring you close to some incredible wildlife. Today we look at some of our most popular projects, as well as considering a few of the lesser-known opportunities available.
This project will see you working closely with both adult and baby wallabies injured by human activity. Taking you to the spectacular outback of Queensland in the north-east of Australia, this is a hugely rewarding and important project to get involved in. Baby wallabies are frequently left orphaned when older animals are killed for meat or injured in road traffic incidents. Your daily interaction with these vulnerable animals will see you build some strong bonds during your stay.
Madagascar – Marine Conservation & Diving Learn to dive in some of the most beautiful and unexplored marine habitats on the planet. Your time in this amazing marine habitat will be shared with an extraordinary array of resident wildlife such as rays, reef fish, sea urchins, anemones, octopus and sea turtles. But this is only the beginning; dolphins, sharks and migrating whales are just a few of the larger animals lurking in the deeper waters. Madagascar is renowned for its unique wildlife, with 80% of species endemic to the island. You will be conducting vital research and surveys around these important ecosystems in order to establish future conservation efforts.
Costa Rica – Big Cats, Primates and Turtles Costa Rica is home to the highest density of species anywhere in the world. You will be staying in the very heart of this unparalleled paradise exploring and documenting all it has to offer. Your base will be the camp on the shore of the pacific coast, from which you will set out on daily trips to survey the country’s wildlife, much of which is critically endangered. With the chance to witness such varied and rare species, such as the elusive jaguar, this project is a popular choice and will appeal to those with a real sense of adventure.
China – Panda Breeding An iconic species in an astonishing country; little wonder that this project is in such high demand. Offering the chance to play a part in the conservation of a truly remarkable species, the China panda breeding centre is an experience you will never forget. You will learn first-hand about what it takes to run a successful panda breeding programme. Duties will include feeding the pandas as well as the possibility of recording valuable data on the behaviour of these rare animals.
Italy – Dolphin Monitoring & Sailing You don’t have to travel to the other side of the world to get a Frontier experience. The dolphin monitoring & sailing project in Italy offers an amazing opportunity much closer to home than you might have expected. Based on the island of Ischia off the coast of Naples, you will be sailing everyday to aid scientists in their research into all aspects of dolphin behaviour. All the training you need will be given to you once you arrive, although sea sickness might be a personal challenge to conquer.
Above are 5 excellent examples of how a Frontier project could bring you into contact with some of the world’s most mesmerising and endangered wildlife on the planet. See what else is on offer on the Frontier Website.
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