Wild Jobs Namibia

Examine The Elephant Crisis In Namibia Which Is Primarily Due To Conflicts With Farmers To Mitigate These Conflicts Six Radio Collars Are Donated For Tracking Elephant Movements Follow Rudie And Marlice Who Team Up With Officials From The Department Of Environment And Tourism In Namibias Kunene Region To Dart And Collar Six Elephant Cows This Thrilling Adventure Unfolds As We Follow Everyone Involved In Protecting These Magnificent Creatures

At Naankuse The Conservation Of Cheetahs Involves Researching Them In The Wild Managing Them In Captivity Rehabilitation Back Into Nature And Managing Conflict Situations With Farmers In This Episode Marlice Joins Stuart Munro One Of The Resident Scientists At Naankuse As He Measures Cheetah Footprints For A Database Rudie Darts Three Young Cheetahs In A Relatively Small Enclosure At Naankuse He Then Flies Them To Neuras A Private Game Reserve Where He Releases Them In A Much Bigger Enclosure He Is Then Joined By Marlice At Kanaan Another Game Reserve Where They Inoculate Four Cheetahs Against Rabies

In Namibia Rhinos Face A Grave Threat From Poaching Marlice And Rudie Work With Conservationists And Government Officials To Relocate A Black Rhino To A Safer Area During The Relocation Process Samples And Data Are Collected While Part Of The Rhinos Horn Is Removed To Deter Poachers Marlice And Rudie Also Meet With Kenneth Uiseb A Researcher Studying Zebras In Etosha National Park They Conduct A Study To Understand Potential Interbreeding Between Hartmanns Mountain Zebras And Plains Zebras Involving Darting Collaring And Data Collection On Two Individuals From Each Species

African Wild Dogs Often Referred To As Painted Dogs Stand As One Of The Most Endangered Species In Namibia Critically Endangered According To The Iucn Every Effort Is Made To Safeguard Any Individual Dog At Risk When A Farmer Reports Two Young Wild Dogs Kept Near An Old Farm Dam Marlice And Rudie Embark On A Swift Rescue Mission Subsequently Rudie And Marlice Journey To Neuras A Private Game Reserve The Resident Biologist There Has Captured A Brown Hyena In A Trap

Marlices Visit To Harnas Her Mothers Wildlife Sanctuary Is A Trip Down Memory Lane And A Chance To Reconnect With Old Friends The Day Begins With Marlice And Her Mother Marieta Feeding Mongooses On The Lawn They Take Young Baboons For An Energizing Walk To Release Their Frustrations Marieta Introduces Marlice To The Pond Housing Crocodiles Including Babies A Cheetah Released Into The Wild From Harnas Has Returned With Her Cubs Marlice And Rudie Show Their Sons The Wreckage Of A Plane Crash With An Emotional History They Discover A Hidden Tree House Marlice Reunites With An Old Friend A Brown Hyena She Once Raised

Rudie Faces A Challenging Day At Naankuse As He Oversees The Relocation Of Various Animals To Larger Enclosures The Complex Operation Involves Moving Wild Dogs To A Cheetah Enclosure Cheetahs To A Caracal Enclosure And Caracals To Another Wild Dog Enclosure With The Help Of Volunteers Rudie Sets Out To Capture The Animals Using Baited Capture Cages The Process Involves Darting Cheetahs And Capturing Wild Dogs Unexpectedly Jupiter A Caracal Seems To Have Difficulty Walking Leading To A Visit To A Vet In Windhoek And A Surprising Diagnosis Of A Broken Leg