AFRIQUE DU SUD - Gardiens de la Faune Sauvage

J1 : Aéroport Paris Charles de Gaulle / Aéroport International OR Tambo Johannesburg. J2 : Aéroport OR Tambo Johannesburg -  Royaume du Swaziland - Réserve privée de Mlilwane 
 
J3 : Réserve privée de Mlilwane au Swaziland. J4 : Réserve privée de Mlilwane au Swaziland. J5 : Réserve privée de Mlilwane - Réserve nationale de Malolotja au Swaziland. J6 : Réserve nationale de Malolotja au Swaziland. J7 : Réserve nationale de Malolotja au Swaziland - Association "Care for Wild" en Afrique du Sud. J8 : Association "Care for Wild" - Sabie – Graskop - Point de vue panoramique de Gods Window -  Chutes de Berlin falls - Blyde River Canyon - Institut South African Wildlife College . J9 : South African Wildlife College - Association "Elephants alive". J10 : South African Wildlife College - Parc National Kruger. J11 : Parc National Kruger - Réserve privée de Selati. J12 : Réserve privée de Selati - Association Pro Track - Dullstroom. J13 : Dullstroom - Département de sciences vétérinaire de l'université de Prétoria - RHODIS Base de données ADN pour les Rhinocéros - Aéroport International OR Tambo 
Aéroport International OR Tambo / Paris CDG. J14 : Arrivée à Paris Charles de Gaulle.

Départ garanti : 6 personnes
Groupe limité à : 8 personnes

Qui sont les structures que nous allons rencontrer?

Big Game Parks

Pionnière de la préservation des espèces au Swaziland depuis 1961,cette structure familiale, organisation à but non lucratif, détient le record mondial de préservation des rhinoceros sur sa zone. Il n'ont en effet perdu que 3 rhinoceros par braconnage depuis 1991 et leur modèle de fonctionnement est une référence pour de nombreuses organisations en Afrique.
Big Game Parks, dirigé par la famille Riley, a réintroduit 23 espèces de grands mammifères dans le royaume lors d'une période turbulente où la préservation des espèces a dû faire face à la pression du développement démographique et où son principe même fut remis en cause. Sur la base de principes sans compromis et grâce au soutien du monarque, BGP  a au fil des années, a su influencer le système juridique et renforcer la préservation des espèces au Swaziland. Un principe essentiel à leur succès est le concept du "Nothing for nothing" définissant que la faune sauvage doit s'autofinancer pour être protégée. Les parcs du groupe ne sont pas subventionnés et tous les investissements sont réalisés uniquement par Big Game Parks.
Bien que leurs ressources foncières soient faibles, la contribution de BGP à la philosophie de la préservation des espèces est quant à elle significative. Représentant du royaume du Swaziland au CITES, la parole de Big Game Parks est écoutée et respectée.

South African Wildlife College

Le "Southern African Wildlife College", qui fut créé en 1996 par le WWF - Afrique du Sud,est basé à 10 kms à l'Ouest du parc National Kruger.C'est une structure éducative à but non lucratif, reconnue la SADC (Communauté de Développement des pays d'Afrique Australe), délivrant des cours et des formations dédiées à la protection de la nature.Par ses différents programmes,le SAWC forme et développe les compétences de ses étudiants  à la préservation de la richesse de la biodiversité de la région et à s'assurer que les espèces les plus menacées soient préservées et protégées. Le SAWC forme ainsi les leaders de la préservation et les rangers de terrain de demain In doing so, the College provides tomorrow’s conservation leaders, field rangers and the community with the skills needed to become partners in saving the continent’s natural heritage. 
The applied training offered by the College covers the full spectrum of skills needed and focuses on providing courses that will not only develop and open up career opportunities for conservation personnel but will also help to transform the biodiversity economy of the region and open up southern Africa’s existing protected area network and broader trans-frontier conservation areas (TFCAs).

Swaziland National Trust Commission (SNTC)

The Swaziland National Trust Commission is the parastatal organisation responsible for the conservation of nature and the cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Swaziland.

With regard to Swaziland's biodiversity, the Swaziland National Trust Commission is not only responsible for running the country's nature reserves, it also carries out a variety of activities to promote the conservation of Swaziland's flora and fauna throughout the country. These include environmental education and community outreach programmes
The objectives of the Swaziland National Trust Commission are to:
•Preserve natural and cultural heritage
•Continue to develop nature conservation in the country
•Create awareness and educate the public on conservation of natural and cultural heritage
•Promote tourism relating to the natural and cultural heritage of the country
•Implementation of all activities relating to biodiversity conservation, including responsibilities as recognised by the Swaziland Environmental Authority and other government bodies
•Implementation of other biodiversity related legislation
It is important to ensure that all STNC's activities have a minimum negative impact on the long term conservation of the natural and cultural heritage. The SNTC has a vital role to play in enhancing the quality of life in Swaziland, through conservation of its natural and cultural heritage, in the long term. SNTC's responsibilities are on a national level and are not restricted to existing SNTC managed areas.

Care for Wild

Founded by Petronel Nieuwoudt in 2001, Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary is the largest orphan rhino orphanage and sanctuary in the world.
Rescue, Rehabilitate, Release
Their vision is to secure free-ranging African Rhinoceros in protected sanctuaries across Africa, to ensure the survival of the species for future generations.
Baby rhinos that are orphaned in the wild rarely survive. The mission of Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary is to rescue every rhino that is orphaned, to heal them and to provide a totally secure environment where they can grow, roam free, and breed to ensure that there will always be rhinos in Africa.

SanParks Honorary Rangers

SANParks (South African National Parks) recognises the Honorary as its trusted channel of public support and fund raising and the relationship is managed at the highest level of both organisations. They have provided the lion’s share of support for anti-poaching initiatives by donating much-needed equipment, supporting the air-wing and funding the training of the rangers and K9 units.
In the past three years they have provided SANParks with more than R150m in donations and volunteer support.

Selati Game Reserve

This organisation is becoming a fascinating study for agricultural land being reversed into natural wilderness. Over the years they have bought neighbouring lands in order to expand their protected areas and today sustain the Big 5. This requires skilful biodiversity management and are a leading example of various tourism approaches. 
1 – selective breeding of valuable animals.
2 – hunting as a conservation tool.
3 – ecological training as a form of eco-tourism. 

This is underpinned by wealthy landowners who have a passion for the great outdoors and are looking to sustain the position of the reserve and have thus employed renowned ecologists Dusty and LouretteJoubert. They have created and manage a recognised volunteer project run by an English scientist, Steven Seager. The opportunity to learn first hand about the implications of nature conservation in today’s day in age is golden, and this represents one of the finest opportunities in southern Africa to experience this in an intimate environment while being accommodated in luxurious and unique South African -style comfort.

RhODIS

RhODIS® (Rhino DNA Index System) is a project that was initiated by the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory of the University of Pretoria in order to help with the plight of the rhinos. The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory is collecting DNA samples of rhinos across the country to create a database using the unique DNA profile of individual rhinos. The goal is for all rhinos to be on the system. This will deter poachers and assist in forensic prosecutions. 
The South African Department of Environmental Affairs introduced amendments to the norms and standards for sample collection and identification of live and poached rhinos under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 which requires that samples are collected from all poached rhinos and other rhinos that are immobilized or die using RhODIS® kits which then have to be submitted to the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory for inclusion on the RhODIS® database: 
Our contact: Dr Cindy Harper: Dr. Harper is the Director of the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort. She is also the lead in charge of the RhODIS and eRhODIS projects and oversees all of the decisions made.

ProTrack

Protrack anti-poaching unit, is in business to provide specialist rural security services to farms. It is the group’s intention to be the leading company in this regard. 
ProTrack shares a commitment with all responsible South Africans to the environment and to enforce all the laws laid down by the South African government against whomever contravenes one of these laws.
It is the company’s policy to up-grade the status of a game guard as this is natures greatest friend. The man that gets between the animal and the poacher. There is no other way!
Our contact is Zayne Barkus, who heads up the Anti Poaching Unit and facilitates weapons training and bushcraft designed to prepare rangers to combat poachers