Southern Africa - Clean Breaks: 500 New Ways to See the World - page 155

194 bECOmE A GAmE rANGEr AT
kWA mADWALA, SOuTH AfrICA
Few jobs have as romantic an image as being a
game ranger. At Kwa Madwala Game Reserve,
near to Kruger National Park, you can find out
if you've got what it takes to track lions and
hyenas on foot, tag and release birds of prey, or
count antelope populations from a microlight.
Over the last few years the owners of the estate
have been turning a former trophy-hunting
lodge back to the pristine wilderness it once was.
One of the ways they fund this enterprise is by
inviting guests to assist the rangers in their
work. If you've got a few weeks or more to spare,
then you can stay at a former farmhouse looking
out over a small lake with resident hippos and
crocodiles, and try out most aspects of a ranger's
work - from darting lions and rhinos to sleeping
out in the bush under the stars.
Need to know Info on project opportunities, prices
and how to apply at W www.kwamadwala.net/gap-
year-experiences; T [phone].
(From top) A ranger with
tortoise, one of the smaller
inhabitants of the bush; White
rhino; a hawk looks on; Sidney
the ranger pointing out animal
tracks in the earth