- Ecuador
- Quito
About Program
Pack your bags and re-locate to Ecuador's stunning Amazonian Rainforest on this unique volunteering placement at an Animal Rescue Centre. Support an experienced team and assist in the care and rehabilitation of injured and rescued exotic wild animals. You'll also be helping to alter the attitude of locals and the wider region to the importance of caring for both their animals and the environment.
Join now for a healthy dose of meaningful wildlife volunteering and cultural immersion! Become a fully-fledged member of a wildlife rescue team in Ecuador’s beautiful natural surroundings – there are few places on earth like it!
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Impact
As a small team, we are committed to providing a highly personalised service from your initial contact right through to your chosen adventure. We achieve this through our dedicated team of program leaders and support staff, all of whom are passionate travellers united by a common purpose to help young people explore the world.
Program Highlights
- Get up close and personal with a vast range of wild animals – ranging from monkeys, cats, macaws, reptiles, toucans, parrots, ocelots, caiman, turtles, owls, birds of prey and many more!
- Volunteer in the jungle – a beautiful and breath-taking setting that you'll never forget
- Take part in a truly rewarding project with the sole aim of protecting animals
- Discover the beauty of Ecuador on your free weekends – there is plenty to do!
- Join for a full 4 weeks and care for your very own animal, acting as its designated trainer!
Program Impact
Depending on your availability, you can spend either two or four weeks at this project. Once you arrive in Quito, you will take a private transfer to the Animal Rescue Centre where you will be welcomed to the site by the local team. One of the local biologists will give you a comprehensive tour of the centre; the facilities; the animals; the working routines and all the equipment you will need to start your placement. The main tasks you can look forward to doing as a volunteer are:
- Preparing food for the animals and feeding them
- Observing the animals, their behaviour and overall well-being
- Supporting animal welfare in various ways e.g. via enrichment activities
- Clean and maintain the enclosures and general maintenance work
- Taking part in larger projects, depending on current needs, e. g. enclosure building
- As soon as you are confident enough to instruct and guide new volunteers in their daily routines you might be asked to do so
- Opportunities to assist a bird trainer in the training of birds of prey
If you join for a full 4 weeks you will be given one animal who you are responsible for. You will take care of it during your time at the project and function as its personal patron.
