23 Alternative Christmas Holiday Ideas
Every year, Christmases are spent around the tree in the family living room. Someone cooks up a festive feast and everyone toasts to their favourite time of year. These are the special …
Category: South Africa Elephants
The Oyster guide to volunteering with elephants abroad
Elephants are a must-see for many people when they go travelling. Their size, their grace and their beauty have intrigued humans over many generations, but their ivory has made them prime targets …
Three weeks of elephant care and research in South Africa – by Ulrike Krausenbaum
In March 2018, Ulrike Krausenbaum and her daughter Julie headed to South Africa to join our elephant care and research project. They have kindly given us a weekly account of what they …
Six weeks volunteering with elephants in South Africa
Find out what it’s really like to be volunteering with elephants in South Africa from Oyster volunteer Andrew. Andrew volunteered for 6 weeks in June and July 2012 and here is what …
Research on elephants in South Africa: meet the ellies
Research on elephants in South Africa: meet the ellies Oyster volunteers in South Africa help to complete daily research on elephants close to the stunning Garden Route. This can involve seeing how …
Oyster’s top 17 facts you didn’t know about South Africa
South Africa is known to be an incredibly diverse country, with amazing wildlife, friendly people and buzzing cities. But there is much more to South Africa than meets the eye, and we …
Interesting facts about elephants
Elephants are fascinating creatures. Being the largest of all land mammals on Earth, many aspects of their huge anatomy are a source of amazement themselves, whilst their high level of social development …
7 reasons that your next holiday should be a volunteering holiday
A volunteering holidays is a fantastic way to give back, meet new people and explore a country and culture in way that your average holiday cannot provide.
Baby elephants get released into the wild
Great news from the elephant park in South Africa! Harry, the much loved bull, led his herd to a brand new home, including four baby elephants. This relocation has taken 3 years …
My short story on my South African project with elephants – by Linda Sacklyn
This is my short story on my South African project with elephants. I must admit to being a little nervous because even though I have travelled before as a backpacker this was …
