Quick Facts
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Record the impact of elephants on plants and trees . This magnificent landscape of rolling savannah woodland, teeming with wildlife, would not be complete without wandering elephants. Elephants are not exactly dainty eaters, however. A foraging. . .
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Durban, South Africa
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16 Jul 2010
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31 Jul 2010:
$3,350
22 Aug 2010
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6 Sep 2010:
$3,350
10 Sep 2010
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25 Sep 2010:
$3,350
Flexible dates available. Duration:
16
days
(participation cost details)
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Education
Environment
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UniversalGiving Partner
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Full Description
| Description
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| Record the impact of elephants on plants and trees . This magnificent landscape of rolling savannah woodland, teeming with wildlife, would not be complete without wandering elephants. Elephants are not exactly dainty eaters, however. A foraging elephant may consume 250 kilograms of food in a day, with an appropriately enormous impact on their habitat. You can help Sue van Rensburg estimate what level of impact will threaten the biodiversity of woodlands in one of Africa's oldest wildlife reserves. This 1,000-square-kilometer park was the last refuge for white rhinos a hundred years ago, and holds one of the largest populations of black rhinos as well as many other herbivores. Your work here will help determine the carrying capacity for elephants so the park can support this diversity of wildlife. For more information, call 1-800-776-0188.
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Cost Details
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| Through a unique method of funding, 100% of your contribution is used to support research and exploration sponsored by Earthwatch Institute. By balancing costs across our program, we are able to assist some research that would not be self-supporting. Depending on the size and needs of your team, roughly 50% goes to field costs; 34% to advance planning, reconnaissance, team recruitment, and logistical support; and 16% is used for administrative support, communications, and post expedition follow-up.
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| A Great Opportunity For... |
Seniors
Retirees
Groups
Professionals
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| Language Needed |
| English
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| Skills Needed/ Experience |
| The researcher(s) and field staff will teach you everything you need to know once you arrive. Most tasks are not difficult, and you will quickly master them. Exceptions may be projects requiring scuba qualifications or high levels of fitness. The primary language spoken on all our projects is English, so no special language skills are required.
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Starting at the first light of dawn, you will visit a series of sites each day to measure the effects of elephant foraging, recording vegetation and what elephants have eaten. Along the way, you will observe other wildlife that range free in the park. In the evening, you will gather around the campfire under constellations to share the day's encounters. An adventurous day in the bush ends with an evening meal cooked by local camp managers who keep you well watered and fed. A comfortable cot and mattress with your own sleeping bag, in a tent, waits for you when you leave the dwindling campfire. The camp is equipped with lights, flush toilets and hot bucket showers. Nothing compares to the sound of a distant lion as you drift off to sleep.
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About Earthwatch Institute
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