|
 This is a once in a lifetime experience.
Help a team of
conservationists with their work - you will be an integral member
of the team and a key to the project’s success. Voyage is a keen
supporter of this work and as such makes a donation to the research
organisation so that they can continue with their valuable work.
The most endangered elephant population in the world is scratching
out an existence in the vast western deserts of Namibia. This
adventurous project to tranquillise and equip two bull desert
elephants with advanced tracking collars is now real. Dr K Leggett
PhD, a researcher who has been battling to achieve the necessary
permits to attach GPS collars to these elusive and magnificent
beasts, has at last been successful. Once attached the collars will
provide data of the areas and habits these animals cover, providing
unique data which will be used to monitor their progression and
sustainability. After last years very successful darting operation
we are planning to expand the essential ecological data and movement
patterns of these elephants.
The northwest area of Namibia, home to thousands of wild animals, is
where the project will take place. The team will use helicopters, 4x4’s, motorbikes, trackers and local knowledge to
search for the best two examples of these creatures for the data
that Dr Leggett requires. Once they are collared with these
state-of-the-art tracking devices information can be collected every
three months for the next two years without having to disturb the
elephants again. The information will show where the elephants have
been every day and this can then be used to protect the elephants
and their roaming grounds.
|
Itinerary |
| Day 1 |
Arrival
Windhoek; helicopter to Etosha National Park |
| Day 2 |
Project
briefing |
| Day 3 |
Aerial and
ground search |
| Day 4 |
Collaring the
elephant |
| Day 5 |
Checking our
progress |
| Day 6-9 |
As above |
| Day 10 |
Sossusvlei
sand dune safari |
| Day 11 |
Explore
Windhoek |
| Day 12 |
Return to UK |
Click here if you would like to see the full itinerary PDF Itinerary
|
|
|
