IN THE WILD

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IN THE WILD

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RESTORED PROTECTED PRESERVED WILD

No matter how huge or how tiny, getting up close to wild creatures, rare plants or a newly discovered species is a privilege and a thrill!

Being here is about getting up close, hands on and immersed in our ongoing support of good conservation practices and the Getty Asterism vision:

Hands on management of game within the reserve.
Preventative action against rhino poaching: the Munywana Conservancy’s pioneering dehorning process.
Game darting and working with Reserve professionals and wildlife vets.
Research and monitoring: ear notching for indentification in the field, DNA sampling, data collections disease serology.
Animal reintroduction and translocation.
Camera Trapping: set up and monitor camera traps to discover animal movements or rarely seen animal species to aid in animal research projects.
Bird Ringing: species idenfication, distribution, migratory patterns, population health, life cycles and behaviours.
Birding with a specialised guide, on foot or driving, 435 bird species, 5 endemic bird species, photographic hide.
Tracking on foot.
Frogging in gumboots and head torches: wading in wetlands and pans using calls to identify and locate.
Night driving with Infra-Red Camera equipment: follow animals and their nocturnal behaviour with minimal interference.
Work with the Getty Asterism Ecologists: vegetation assessments, ecological restoration, attend to the tree nurseries, explore geology and fossil beds, monitor and identify rare habitats and flora.