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Volunteering with Wildlife ACT - am I too old?

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By way of explanation, here is a run down/some answers related to the group I’ve been asked to write this piece for: Here is why it was formed (quote from the founder): “ Simon and I were working in the field as wildlife monitors, monitoring wild dog and black rhino respectively. We realised that there was a need within the provincial parks of KwaZulu-Natal to have dedicated wildlife monitors assisting the conservation managers with the daily monitoring of their endangered priority species. All too often researchers had to be relied upon to collect this valuable information, yet not always being able to provide managers with what they were looking for. So, we developed self-funded Management Orientated Monitoring Systems for these parks, with the conservation managers in mind. ” He also points out that “ As the population continues to grow and the economy in most of Africa weakens, our protected areas are becoming extremely fragile. Conservation priorities continue to b