Today we went to Nhoveni, a private game reserve that is part of greater Kruger. Greater Kruger is an extension of Kruger national park made possible through people who own land bordering Kruger national park remove their boundaries and allow the animals from the national park to access their land. This is good because it gives the animals more space to roam in, and reduces the damage to plants caused by elephants. We had to leave at 5.30am. And we travelled on t...

This morning some of us went on a bushwalk with Jan the student coordinator. It was pretty interesting though we didn't see many animals, and I got bitten by a termite!! So it turned out I didn't do any rounds or jobs today, at 4pm we got a phone call saying the elephant had been killed. We knew one was being hunted and moholo had bought the meat to feed the animals, but we had to go and cut it up. It took 2 1/2 hours to get there, by which time it was dark. We ...

Today one of the staff, Jan, gave us a talk on conservation. Usually I would find that sort of thing really boring but this was very interesting. It was good to be able to relate all the boring environmental stuff I learned in A level biology to a real life situation. I actually see the point of it all now! There is a lot more to conservation than I first realized. I think I was a bit naïve in thinking it was a simple solution. There are so many barriers that c...

Today one of the staff, Jan, gave us a talk on conservation. Usually I would find that sort of thing really boring but this was very interesting. It was good to be able to relate all the boring environmental stuff I learned in A level biology to a real life situation. I actually see the point of it all now! There is a lot more to conservation than I first realized. I think I was a bit naïve in thinking it was a simple solution. There are so many barriers that c...

Today one of the staff, Jan, gave us a talk on conservation. Usually I would find that sort of thing really boring but this was very interesting. It was good to be able to relate all the boring environmental stuff I learned in A level biology to a real life situation. I actually see the point of it all now! There is a lot more to conservation than I first realized. I think I was a bit naïve in thinking it was a simple solution. There are so many barriers that c...