Volunteer programs at the Wild Animals Rescue Center in Ecuador

Volunteers work in groups: they are in charge of several animals during their stay, so they become specialists in the care of those animals, focused in their diet and observation of any strange behavior or signs of illness. We also run observation and enrichment projects where the volunteers are encouraged to spend a couple of days observing the behavior of their chosen animals. The volunteers will have the opportunity to build a toy or game for the animal and then to observe how it uses it and what benefits the animal.

Just as well, we do some work that may be more physically demanding, such as construction and reinforcement of enclosures, building paths, harvesting fruit, etc.