MultipleVolunteer Conservationist in Africa (Primary Role: Elephant Monitor)
Jan. 2021 - May. 2022KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaWorked across three volunteer positions over 15 months, in South Africa and Zambia. Primary role (10 months) was the Volunteer Elephant Monitor for iSimangaliso National Park. Supporting the Conservation Ecologist at Ezemvelo by monitoring elephant populations across multiple reserves within iSimangaliso. In-field monitoring, IT-Network monitoring, data capture & analysis and management recommendations for the population fall under this volunteer role.
Other volunteer roles involved priority species monitoring in-field and research assistance, primarily into Human-Elephant Conflict in Kafue National Park, Zambia.