Nicola’s Experience
The Great Primate Handshake’s first expedition within South Africa has now come to an end. It has been an action-packed month of travel, team bonding, digital media production and most importantly conservation.
Continue reading...Anthropology Team
26. August 2008
The anthropology team set out to investigate conflicting attitudes towards non-human animals, specifically other primates, in a range of contexts in South Africa. We were also charged with observing the work of TGPG, assessing the impact of digital media on generating awareness of conservation issues and initiatives.
Continue reading...The Video Team
26. August 2008
The video team aimed to raise awareness of the conservation work being undertaken by certain primate sanctuaries across South Africa by producing short, informative videos. The team has also created works which portray the details of the expedition itself and these, in turn, will raise awareness of the sanctuaries visited.
Continue reading...Day 20 Katie goes to C.A.R.E
21. August 2008
Today, along with a few others, I went to C.A.R.E, Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education. C.A.R.E was founded in 1989 by Rita Miljo, a woman who today, I discovered to be a fascinating and extremely passionate person, and whose unmistakable love and respect for animals, particularly baboons, moved myself and the others who have been blessed enough to be in the presence of her and her ‘little people’.
Continue reading...Ollie Takes a Close Shave for Charity
21. August 2008
Whilst we have been staying in Tzaneen we met up with Lisa who works at the VMF. She has started a new project designed to encourage enrichment and stimulation between humans and vervet monkeys. Lisa has begun editing some of her work and has been making effective videos to support her scheme.
Continue reading...Day one at the Vervet Monkey Foundation
19. August 2008
Using our overland vehicle myself and the rest of the Handshake team negotiated treacherous roads and sweltering heats in order to reach our day 13 objective, The Vervet Monkey Foundation.
Continue reading...Party with the Locals – Tzaneen
19. August 2008
Today was another early start, though this time it was not to work, but instead to go to a party! We left Half Human (our current home) at 8am to go to a party we had been invited to by Freddie, the driver and sub-co-ordinator of supplies for the VMF.
Continue reading...Video Technology
19. August 2008
On the Handshake we use a vast number of programmes and tools to produce our exciting media for various organisations. We have two Pro cameras and one Pro stills camera that we use to capture South Africa in an instant.
Continue reading...Day 16 – Tzaneen
18. August 2008
It was a busy day for the handshakers as we all began to form our project teams so we could tackle the various challenges that have been laid out for us.
Continue reading...En Route to the Vervet Monkey Foundation – Tzaneen
18. August 2008
Having spent a relaxing time at Wild Spirit, the team made the 6 hour journey to Addo National Park where we set up camp for the next two days.
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8. September 2008
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