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LANGUAGE LESSON:

“THANKYOU” NDEBELE : Siyabonga

SHONA : Tatenda

WHAT’S NEW ON THE GROUND?

1. Peta, born and bred in Zimbabwe, has joined the Antelope Park family as our

new Stables Manager!

2. We said a sad farewell to Mr and Mrs Jones who are moving on to a new

adventure at Victoria Falls.

3. Fawcetts Security has joined our team at Antelope Park and since their arrival

we have seen huge improvements in our anti-poaching and loss control!

• Volunteers and interns attended both the High Goal

Polocrosse Tournament as well as the Horse Show of the

Year, gaining valuable experience and even winning some

awards!

• Volunteers have helped to care for and medically treat over

17 horses in Antelope Park’s stables.

• Over the quarter, 4 different instructors came to the park

to host workshops with the volunteers. The workshops

focused on improving riding skills, as well as looking at

various disciplines including polocrosse and show-jumping.

Lion Skills Development

Lion Health & Nutrition

Lion Behaviour Enrichment

Snares Destroyed

Reserve Management

Stables Maintanence

Horse Care

Horse Health & Nutrition

Medical

Teaching Assistance/School Dev

Drop-in Centre

Conservation Education

Book Club

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“I cannot begin to put into words how absolutely extraordinary this experience has been; you truly feel like you're making a difference, that both your money and your time are put wholly into the project. This was the best money I

have ever spent, and the best 3 weeks of my life. I'm leaving with new friends, new experiences and million stories that I'll be telling.”

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• This past quarter, volunteers removed 13 snares from within the park, which is a huge decrease from previous months. They

also successfully freed an impala that had its back legs caught in a snare, thus saving it’s life!

• Firebreaks have been a key focus over the dry season, with volunteers assisting in over 10+ sessions. By starting controlled

fires in different sections of the park, these fires create barriers that mitigate the risk of wild fires spreading!

• Shaka and the K-cubs (Kadiki, Kion, Kalanga and Kumalo) were introduced over the past quarter and instantly hit it off! The

volunteers have loved being a part of cub sitting and getting to know the 5 cubs and their different personalities!

• During Stage 1 lion walks, Ruva, Tonga and Tamuka successfully caught and killed a mongoose and a baby wildebeest!

Additionally, our Stage 1 Night Encounter lions, Pendo & Alika had a spectacular few months, catching and killing 4 adult

wildebeest, 2 baby wildebeest and 1 impala!

Research has re-commenced with Yvonne, our principle researcher for ALERT, with volunteers assisting in the data collection of the Ngamo Stage 2 Release Pride.

• Volunteers assisted in the delivery of 4 babies, while 684

mothers and babies were attended to in the maternity ward

and baby clinic. This included the taking of temperature, blood

pressure, weight and height to ensure that both mothers and

babies are healthy.

• 56,714 pills were counted and packaged, while 399 patients

were seen to in the observations department. This help from

volunteers frees qualified clinic staff to deliver essential

frontline services.

• 4 families were supported by volunteers through the

purchasing of groceries, donated clothes and purchasing of

wares and a sewing machine. This allows the 2 families to start

income generating projects and thereby become self-

sustainable.

"I really enjoyed my stay in Antelope Park and working with horses. The horses were just amazing! The things I

liked the most were morning round-up’s where you have to be in the stables at 5:30 to tack up your horse and by 5:45 ride out of the camp into the Zimbabwean bush. There you trot, canter and gallop while watching

a sunrise. Even if it's really early in the morning it's always worth it, this is the best way to start a day!”

“I found the art workshop super cool. My elephant came out so awesome. Danny is very helpful and a great teacher. I would definitely

recommend everybody to do that!”

Airis Voites, Estonia

Lisa Karlsson, Sweden - Horse Project

THE ANTELOPE PARK

TEAM ☺

• 72 students from a nearby primary school successfully

completed the Conservation Education program run by our

volunteers. We loved watching them graduate!

• 25 children from the Midlands Children’s Hope Centre (an

orphanage for boys) graduated through the Conservation

Education program also!

• To support the second stage of a classroom-build for a local

primary school, 11,299 bricks were made. We can’t wait to

finish the build and give students a safer learning

environment.