As a Sustainability organisation, SustainCO Pty Ltd have partnered with Shelanti Game reserve to ensure the future of endangered wildlife by recruiting students and active veterinarians to attend this once in a lifetime experience and practical expertise. This will create an alternative perspective on life and have an influence on your approach no matter what animals you end up working on.
Veterinary Course activities snapshots (Students will be involved with treatments done as seen fit)
Videographer and Dr Thinus while documenting the moments.
Some marketing and good images is always great for our students and support for our animals. Awareness is just but one part of the bigger picture.
Aerial Immobilisation
Our vet Dr. Thinus Loggenberg with a passenger doing a flying doctors trip to a special patient.
Aerial Immobilisation
Aerial immobilisation with the students ground crew to assist is crucial to manage game in this 20,000 hectare game reserve. All students will get a go in the helicopter while shooting at some moving targets as training. (Only our vet is allowed to dart animals). But no worries you will still get the training and have fun.
Animal Relocation
Relocation of animals is key due to different breeding programs and treatments of these majestic animals. This is done in a way to manage the stress on the animals and always have the wellbeing of the animal put first.
Animal Treatment and immunisation
A nice photo opportunity is always available. While giving your love to these majestic animals and caring for them and even just keeping the "kids" company while their mommy is being cared for.
Baby rhino waiting while mother being cared for
Our students taking a quick photo with the baby Rhino. Mommy being cared for in as quick time possible to get them back to their natural routine back in the wild.
Rhino conservation (big5)
Unfortunately due to poaching activities drastic actions needs to be taken in some cases. This is done because we love the animals and want to protect them for our future generations.
Lion immunisation and treatments (Big5)
Immunisation and ongoing monitoring of all of the big 5 is key to their wellbeing. Here we have a student doing some immunisations under the supervision of Dr Thinus
Caring for Giraffes
Students caring for a baby Giraffe ensuring she strong after being reintroduced to the wild.
Leopard treatment and immunisation (Big5)
Another majestic animal being cared for by attendees of our Veterinarian program.
Caring for the Cape Buffalo (Part of the Big 5)
Hands on training, sampling, caring and immunisation of one of the Big 5 is something not a lot of people in this world can say they have done. Below you see some of the program attendees getting hands on practical exposure.
In field surgery
Sometimes your surgery room has got a different view. The life of a wildlife vet is interesting and never the same. Sometimes important calls need to be made on the spot. You will learn this from this man and work under pressure. Imagine Dr Thinus every day within 4 walls. We can't.
Relocation of game
Our course attendees assisting with the relocation of multiple animals.
Lion treatments
Imagine the question: "Have you ever seen a Lion?" And you answer : Ï have worked on them"
Majestic Sables
One of the many different species you will get involved with.
Aerial Immobilisation
Helicopter can be used to speed up the relocation process as well!
Our vet with a majestic zebra being treated
Our Veterinarian, Dr. Thinus Loggenberg with his patient.
Different Animal Tracking Techniques
New and multiple different tracking methods will be explored during the course. From Thermal drones/RF signals and on ground methods.
Animal Relocation
Most of these wild animals needs all hands on deck and all students do also need to get their hands dirty.
Animal treatment and immunisation
Students caring for our beautiful Zebras.
Rhino conservation and treatment (Big5)
Doc Thinus waiting on ground crew to catch up after a successful dart from the helicopter. Sometimes wild terrain and the fast movement of these animals makes the journey of the students and ground crew to the scene an adventure itself.
Immobilization of animals, record keeping and treatment. Rhino conservation. (Big5)
One of the big boys ready for his treatment.
Student interaction with the Lion Queen. (Big5)
More Lion customers needs some attention ensuring we keep them healthy. More student interaction with our Lions
Relocation of game animals
Monitoring of animals in transport forms a key part of the training. The vitals and timelines will be monitored for procedures and relocation of animals and attendees to the program will get full exposure to the processes involved and support our Vet during these critical processes.
Leopard treatment program (Big5)
Caring for our leopards. Immunisation and treatment administered by attendees of the program and getting hands on experience.
Immobilisation and treatment of animals
Even just helping to hold the patient still is a key part of the success. Oh and yes another photo moment.
Student interaction with Cape Buffalo
Students and attendees caring for one of the Big 5 and administering some key treatments and sampling for analysis.
Our vet with a customer.
One of the many different other species our course will get you involved with. Below Dr Thinus Loggenberg posing for a photo with a patient
Student in action
Nothing beats hands on experience with animals and species very few people will have the opportunity to even witness in real life.
