A WORCESTER Sixth Form College student is preparing himself for studies further afield during the summer.

Kash Knevovich is to spend his summer holidays at the Ongava game Reserve in Namibia to study the lion population in conjunction with an East Transvaal Study of the animal.

The 17-year-old, who lives in Far Forest, near Kidderminster, will be involved in charting animal movements and recording the impact that the predator's feeding habits are having on wildlife.

Kash is part of an exchange programme organised between West Midland Safari Park and the Ongava Game Reserve.