Wildlife conservation and community volunteer projects and internships worldwide

Rescued iguana Costa Rica
Rescued iguana Costa Rica

Wildlife Rescue Conservation Internship, Costa Rica

This Wildlife Rescue centre rescues injured and abandoned animals with the aim of returning them to the wild as soon as they are fit and able. For those who can no longer fend for themselves in the wild, we make them as comfortable as possible and hope that their presence will help to educate others of the dangers these precious animals face and what we can do to live more harmoniously with them in nature. Conservation interns are expected to help the Rescue Centre educate the public on our goals towards the rescue, rehabilitation, and reintroduction of wildlife as well as the issues we face.

January 3rd 2020

Baby howler monkey with volunteer and staff
Baby howler monkey with volunteer and staff

Wildlife Rescue Field Research Crash Course, Costa Rica

Our 2 week Field Research Crash Course will help you gain introductory practical training in field research, with an emphasis on building skills in observational data collection on wild and rehabilitated local species. This course is most suitable for students at an early undergraduate level who have a keen interest, but little experience, in field biology and conservation, and those who wish to gain a rich knowledge about Costa Rica’s wildlife and conservation efforts.

January 3rd 2020

Baby capuchin monkey at a rescue centre
Baby capuchin monkey at a rescue centre

Wildlife Rescue Primatology Field Course, Costa Rica

Our 4 week Primatology Field Course is a comprehensive introduction to field primatology with particular focus on the mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) and the white-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus) in the Nicoya Peninsula. This course is most suitable for students at an advanced undergraduate or early postgraduate level, or recent graduates who have a keen interest, but little experience, in field primatology and wish to pursue a future in independent research.

January 3rd 2020

Volunteer feeding a baby howler monkey in Costa Rica
Volunteer feeding a baby howler monkey in Costa Rica

Wildlife Rescue Volunteer Project, Costa Rica

This Wildlife Rescue centre rescues injured and abandoned animals with the aim of returning them to the wild as soon as they are fit and able. There are opportunities for volunteers to work with animals and help improve the rescue centre, whilst also having the opportunity to learn Spanish, and take yoga and surf lessons. Located in the stunning Nicoya province on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, in a paradisical location surrounded by a large tropical garden overlooking the sea.

January 3rd 2020

Swallowtail butterfly Costa Rica
Swallowtail butterfly Costa Rica

Playa Tortuga Butterfly Garden Volunteering Project, Costa Rica

The objectives of the Butterfly Garden project is the investigation of native species of butterflies (Siproeta stelenes, Caligo memnon, Heraclides thoas, Dryas iulia) in the reserve and all aspects of their reproductive cycle and plant foods. Environmental education workshops will also take place, whereby members of the local community will visit the garden and volunteers will help to conduct educational tours and classes. Volunteers can also help to develop workshops for local schools.

December 18th 2019

Environmental education in Costa Rica
Environmental education in Costa Rica

Playa Tortuga Environmental Education Volunteering Project, Costa Rica

You will have the opportunity to be part of the workshops, prepare materials, make crafts, conduct and work with children of the schools during the workshops, and participate in the maintenance of our Butterfly garden, data collection, care of pupae, feed and release butterflies, as well as the opportunity to help us care for the plants. If you have at least basic Spanish for this programme, that would be very helpful.

December 18th 2019

Volunteer with Caiman in Costa Rica
Volunteer with Caiman in Costa Rica

Playa Tortuga Crocodilian Monitoring Volunteer Programme, Costa Rica

Work on the Playa Tortuga reserve, Costa Rica, where the main objective of this study is to collect real information about the Crocodilians at the Reserve area: their distribution, relationship with the environment and the human impact on the ecosystem. Do an initial profile of the population, in order to help the conservation and management of this species adding new information about its condition in the South Pacific of Costa Rica.

December 18th 2019