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Botswana

“I’ve seen, done and learned a number of fascinating things since my arrival here. I’ve witnessed under a moonlit midnight sky the roosting of over a million red-billed quelea, a spectacle more tremendous, more powerful, than any predator sighting could ever be.  I’ve learned about the daily life, the struggles and habits and nuances, of elephant herds and leopard families.  I’ve seen giraffes running and cheetahs napping, heard hyenas whooping at night and felt the generous warmth of the Southern African sun at dawn, rising through the stone cold morning to bask Mopane covered hillsides in a softly glowing hue.
The thing that I find most interesting and most amazing, is something that can be spotted every day in the youthful enthusiasm of Villiers’ eyes, the eternal satisfaction in Paul’s smile.  Mashatu, the bush, never stops.  It never stops inspiring, bewildering, fascinating, enthralling, captivating and beckoning.”
Account by David Morinelli, USA. 

Alongside African Impact we currently offer volunteer support to the highly acclaimed elephant, lion and leopard research project at Mashatu. Here volunteers have the opportunity to join highly experienced researchers in Botswana’s Northern Tuli Game Reserve, which borders on the Limpopo River in Southern Africa. Mashatu’s 80,000acres of vast arid lands offers some of Africa’s best game viewing which volunteers have the opportunity to experience whilst out assisting the researchers.

Mashatu Game Reserve, as part of the larger Northern Tuli Game Reserve, is involved in several research projects which volunteers assist with.

These include:
● The Central Limpopo Valley Elephant Research Program
● The Northern Tuli Predator Program with the focus on leopard and lions within the reserve
● Identifying and logging endangered and rare birds and their nests for Bird life Botswana
● Vegetation monitoring within the reserve

The Happy Africa Foundation hopes to offer significant support to the continuation and expansion of this work moving forward into 2008.

Click here to find out more about Elephant and Leopard Research Assistance in Botswana