Conservation Placement — 21 September – 5 October 2026 · Completed
Zimbabwe
Two weeks at Antelope Park in Zimbabwe's Midlands, volunteering on its lion release programme: fence repairs, feeding, health care and monitoring, alongside the rhino, elephant, birds and smaller lives of the park.
Placement—Antelope Park lion release programme, Gweru
Field plates
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The Pride Project
Antelope Park's lions at two stages of the release programme: captive-bred lions in pre-release enclosures, then the release pride living and hunting in a larger managed area. Every plate is labelled with its stage.
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Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Male lion, direct gaze · pre-release, captive-bredAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Male lion, mouth open · pre-release, captive-bredAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Male lion, scarred face, close-up · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Male lion, snarl, black and white · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Male lion, canine detail · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Male lion, licking lips after feeding · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Male lion, lying in grass · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, approaching, tail raised · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, stalking through dry grass · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, on the track · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, running down the track · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, resting portrait · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, close portrait · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, yawn detail · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, snarl in profile · pre-releaseAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Male lion, on patrol · release prideAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Male lion, face in long grass · release prideAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Male lion, profile in grass · release prideAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, portrait in grass · release prideAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, mid-yawn · release prideAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lioness, profile · release prideAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Pride Project
Lionesses, resting pair · release prideAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
The Work
The volunteer rota: fence repairs, feeding stations, meat prep, tick spraying, mucking out the elephant boma, and the recapture of a zebra that broke out of the reserve.
22 plates
Zimbabwe — The Work
Tick spraying: a male lion lunges at the fenceAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Tick spraying: volunteer at the enclosureAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Tick spraying: handlers at the wireAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Tick spraying: vial in handAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Fence repair: hands in the wireAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Fence repair: a coil of new wireAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Fence repair: wire and barrowAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Fence repair: the barrow crewAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Fence repair: enclosure teamAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Fence repair: job doneAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Feeding station: pellets mid-throwAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Feeding station: spreading feedAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Feeding station: unloadingAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Meat prep: loading the truck for the pre-release lionsAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Meat prep: sorting rationsAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Elephant boma: mucking outAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Elephant boma: loading the barrowAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Elephant boma: the barrow runAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
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Recapture: zebra blindfolded after dartingAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Recapture: loading the zebraAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Recapture: the team with the zebra on the trailerAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — The Work
Recapture: zebra recoveringAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Giants of the Highveld
White rhino, elephant, zebra and giraffe. Rhino locations are withheld to protect them from poaching.
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Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
White rhino, head-onZimbabwe · location withheld
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
White rhino, grazing head-on at ground levelZimbabwe · location withheld
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
White rhino, head close-upZimbabwe · location withheld
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
White rhino, grazing, low angleZimbabwe · location withheld
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
White rhino, grazingZimbabwe · location withheld
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
White rhino, grazing in dry grassZimbabwe · location withheld
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
White rhino, in the openZimbabwe · location withheld
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
White rhinos, moving offZimbabwe · location withheld
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Elephants, ground level, into the sunAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Elephants, ground level, pairAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Elephant, trunk from belowAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Elephant, high keyAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Elephants, mud-caked pairAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Elephants, side by sideAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Elephants, waterhole reflectionAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Elephant, low angle in dry grassAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Elephant, feeding in red grassAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Zebras, running through dustAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Zebra, chin resting on a companionAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Zebras, four abreastAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Zebras, heads togetherAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Zebra, stripes abstractAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Zebra, eye and stripesAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Zebra, head-on in long grassAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Giraffe, walking in open grasslandAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Giraffe, browsing acaciaAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Giants of the Highveld
Blue wildebeest, herdAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Birds
Kingfishers, rollers, weavers, fish eagles and the waterbirds of the dams.
30 plates
Zimbabwe — Birds
Pied kingfisher, hovering, wings spreadAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Pied kingfisher, hovering, head downAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Malachite kingfisher, dive sequence (composite)Antelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Malachite kingfisher, in flightAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Malachite kingfisher, perchedAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
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Brown-hooded kingfisher, perchedAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Lilac-breasted roller, wings spreadAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Lilac-breasted roller, in flightAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Lilac-breasted roller, take-offAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Lilac-breasted roller, perchedAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
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Weaver, dropping away from its nestAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Weaver, framed by its nestAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
African fish eagle, lifting offAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
African fish eagle, take-offAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Eagle, landing with nesting material (ID unconfirmed)Antelope Park, Zimbabwe
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Ostrich, gapingAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Hamerkop, at the water's edgeAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Wire-tailed swallow, perchedAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Wire-tailed swallow, in flightAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Striped swallow, in flightAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Three-banded plover, portraitAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Three-banded plover, reflection, high keyAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Three-banded plover, in the shallowsAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
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Black-winged stilts, pairAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
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Pied avocets, in flightAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
Knob-billed duckAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
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White-faced whistling ducks, take-offAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Birds
White-faced whistling duck, low over the waterAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
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Whistling ducks, on a rockAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
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Duck in flight, panned abstractAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Odd Ones Out
Hyenas, a fruit bat, and the small things underfoot.
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Zimbabwe — Odd Ones Out
Epauletted fruit bat, roostingAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Odd Ones Out
Spotted hyena, open-mouthedAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Odd Ones Out
Spotted hyena, standingAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Odd Ones Out
Spotted hyenas, pairAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Odd Ones Out
Spotted hyena, resting at the denAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Odd Ones Out
Hairy caterpillar, head-onAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Odd Ones Out
Red dragonfly, perchedAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Odd Ones Out
Dark dragonfly, on leaf litterAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Odd Ones Out
Grasshopper, camouflagedAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Odd Ones Out
Lizard, basking on a log (ID unconfirmed)Antelope Park, Zimbabwe
Landscapes & Light
Moonrise, sundown, and the photographers waiting for it.
6 plates
Zimbabwe — Landscapes & Light
Moonrise over the trackAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Landscapes & Light
Moonrise through the bushAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Landscapes & Light
Sunset through an acaciaAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Landscapes & Light
Sun setting on the treelineAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Landscapes & Light
Photographer, silhouetted at sundownAntelope Park, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe — Landscapes & Light
James Kenning, silhouetted at sundownAntelope Park, Zimbabwe · Photo: Dennis Tineh
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