Refugio Animal de Costa Rica

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4.69

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45

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15

Years in business

We rescue more than 1500 wild life animals per year, with the mission to give them the best treatment and release them back to nature.

The Shelter was created on 2010 to help any wild life animal in need, over the years, our non profit organization grew and in 2023 finished building  a beautiful housing volunteer option.

House Ewa; it is a modern construction where volunteers will find a beautiful space to live throughout their ...

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The Shelter was created on 2010 to help any wild life animal in need, over the years, our non profit organization grew and in 2023 finished building  a beautiful housing volunteer option.

House Ewa; it is a modern construction where volunteers will find a beautiful space to live throughout their Volunteer Experience in the Shelter premises.

The project offers the opportunity to learn and help make a positive impact on the animals under our care. Lots of orphan babies come in daily, and they need lots of cares, and time to grow; animals like baby sloths take several months to be ready to go back into the wild, and it is in tasks like this where we need your help and hands. The rescue center is not the only place that needs help, as we also have more than 250 animals that for health reasons can not go back to the wild, and that deserve the best cares and love; this are our Ambassadors of Education in our Guided Tour through the shelter trails.

The organization also built a Veterinary Clinic and a Restaurant, all in the same property, making this a very complete project and a great option to learn and help a truly great mission, to save animals and free them back where they belong. 

We speak English and Spanish. 


Contact Person

Alice Boracchia Caffaz

  Very high response rate

Refugio Animal de Costa Rica reviews

rafaela rodrigues rating5.0

2025 at Animal Keeper Assistant

Everybody at the shelter has amazing knowledge about the animals and what they need, they are super supportive of all the volunteers and super accomodating to our needs and preferences. The biggest down to it all was that i could only Stay for a week but would love to go back as made tons of ...
Khristi Levack rating5.0

2025 at Animal Keeper Assistant

I didn't know what to expect but this experience exceeded my expectations. The staff and their dedication, the housemates during my duration there, and of course ALL the animals are spectacular. Note: the housemates rotate depending on the group size, the length of stay they signed up for, ...
Birgit Mangei rating4.6

2025 at Animal Keeper Assistant

Ich war für eine Woche dort und durfte in allen Bereichen mitarbeiten. Das war eine tolle Chance allen Tieren dort nahe zu kommen, Verhalten und Gewohnheiten zu studieren - ohne dass das Rescue Center für einen Streichelzoo gehalten werden darf! Und es bedeutet tatsächlich auch "arbeiten". Man ...
Sara Macchiavelli rating4.6

2025 at Animal Keeper Assistant

Abbiamo trascorso una settimana molto formativa presso il rifugio, occupandoci ogni giorno di mansioni diverse affiancati dai vari supervisori. Siamo stati molto in contatto con gli animali, abbiamo alloggiato in un appartamento separato ma vicinissimo al rifugio, ben attrezzato e confortevole, e ...
Anaïs Leroy rating4.4

2025 at Animal Keeper Assistant

J’ai passé trois semaines au refuge, et je ressors grandie de cette expérience. Nous sommes au plus proche des animaux, les membres du staff sont toujours très gentils (mention spéciale pour les femmes qui travaillent à la cuisine et qui sont ADORABLES) et j’ai pu échanger avec des ...
Hélène Feyeux rating3.4

2025 at Animal Keeper Assistant

L'expérience est énorme ! S'occuper d'animaux sauvage aussi proche d'eux ! J'ai pu nourrir des paresseux, des aras, des bébé coatis, des hiboux. Assister la veto sur les animaux blessés. Ce refuge fait en sorte qu'on puisse être à tous les postes durant la semaine. Nettoyer, nourrir, soigner, ...

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