Abigail De Swardt Email & Phone Number

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa

Conservation through ecotourismOverseeing all aspects of hospitality and reserve work to ensure smooth day to day operations and meeting guest expectations.Working with various stakeholders to provide habitat for endangered wildlife. Financial management for 5000ha reserve and 10 bed accommodation establishment.

Hogsback, Eastern Cape

Building the community network around forest restoration in the Amathole region in support of the designation of new forest reserves as a pre-cursor for establishment of UNESCO Biosphere reserve. The goal for 2015/16 period is to map out the boundaries of the new Hogsback Reserve and Wolfridge Forest Reserve, arranging meetings with all local communities.

George Area, South Africa

Keeping the website up to date with relevant information and newsUpdating publications by SRU membersPosting notices for activities being hosted by the SRU

Sedgefield

Saturday markets at Wild Oats in SedgefieldMarket and sell organic olive productsEducate interested people and buyer as to the benefits of organic farmingEducate interested people and buyer as to the health benefits of eating olivesStock take and banking of income

George Area, South Africa

Assisted lead researcher in collecting relevant literature for a literature review Designed and maintained Sustainability Research Unit webpage

Tent pitching at all four locationsStriking of camp at all four locationsArranging budget for food for team members

Kuruman, Northern Cape

Assisting game capture teams with mass and individual capture of antelope, predators, rhino'sMonitoring movement of rhinoAlien Invasive control of Prosopis & Opuntia sp.Infrastructure maintenance and demolitionProviding food for predators in boma'sHabituation of cheetah and leopard in boma's

Daily breeding camp checks to count individual animalsMonitoring pregnancy and health of animalsFence patrolsWater managementSupplementary feedingAccompanying vet when sick animals to be examined and treatedTagging of new calves for genetic trackingGenetic tracking of breeding males and females

Herolds Bay

Phinda Zuka Lodge

Geronimo Spur, George

Kwandwe Private Game Reserve

Phinda Forest Lodge

Drawing up guest lists from booking sheets received from head officeChecking in guests, tracking guests charges, printing and closing bills on hospitality softwareMonthly food and beverage accountsMonthly staff accounts and gratuitiesHandling petty cash and bankingAnswering telephones, emails and radioAssisting with bush banqueting, hosting guest.

Master Of Technology (Mtech), Nature Conservation

Activities and Societies: June 2013 - November 2014 Post-Graduate Representative Dissertation title: "Integrating Ecological.

Bachelor Of Technology (Btech), Nature Conservation

Activities and Societies: Class Representative BTech Nature Conservation, Green Campus Initiative

National Diploma, Nature Conservation

Activities and Societies: Class Representative 2nd Year Nature Conservation Class of 2010, Class Representative 1st Year Nature.