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Volunteer Abroad Penguin Conservation

Volunteer with Penguins

Volunteer with penguins and take your chance to learn more about these cute little birds...

Volunteer with penguins and take your chance to learn more about these cute little birds. While you might think that penguins only live in cold Antarctica, they actually appear in much warmer climates like South Africa, South America, New Zealand or Australia as well.

The population of African penguins has shrunk significantly over the past decades and local projects are working hard to counteract this trend. Volunteer at a penguin rescue and rehabilitation center in South Africa and help to take care of injured or sick penguins until they can be released back into the wild.

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South Africa Gansbaai, South Africa
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Whales, Sharks and Penguins Conservation

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Experience not only Whale, Dolphin, Shark and Penguin research and monitoring but also community education, environmental issues, ecology and ecotourism Details >

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 Penguin Rescue and Rehabilitation Assistant
Life Below Water
South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Penguin Rescue and Rehabilitation Assistant

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The Penguin Rehab and Conservation center in Port Elizabeth serves as the rescue center for the endangered African Penguins. Details >

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South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
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Volunteer at a Penguin Sanctuary

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By contributing at the penguin sanctuary, you work side by side with wildlife specialists and you'll be making a big impact on the conservation of this endangered species Details >

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Coastal Conservation, Research & Education Helper

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South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
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Penguin, Whale and Dolphin Conservation

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Volunteer Abroad Penguin Conservation

Volunteer Rescue Projects with Penguins

Sadly, penguins are some of the most endangered animals in the world. You have likely heard about the polar caps melting. This is certainly having an effect on penguins as well since global warming is beginning to destroy their natural habitats. Hence, penguin conservation programs all over the world are doing their part to save penguins from becoming extinct. If you would also like to help out, you can become a penguin conservation volunteer. In what follows, we will tell you what you need to know about this kind of voluntary work. Read on to find out if becoming a penguin conservation volunteer abroad might be right for you.

Why are penguins in danger?

You are needed as a penguin rescue volunteer for several reasons. Climate change is certainly having the most dramatic impact on the worldwide penguin population. Some penguin conservation experts even estimate that penguin populations have decreased by as much as 80 percent in some regions. One of the biggest problems is rising temperatures, which threaten the natural habitats of penguins. Thus, your work as a penguin conservation volunteer will also require you to do your part to slow down or stop climate change altogether.

Most penguin conservation work focuses on Antarctica and parts of Africa, where Emperor and African penguins live. In Antarctica, the annual sea-ice melting season is now several weeks longer than it used to be. For penguins, this not only means that their habitat is shrinking in size. Instead, their food sources are starting to dwindle, too. Unfortunately, this further means that these penguins will be a lot less likely to reproduce, wherefore the overall population numbers continue to decline. This is catastrophic news for all penguin conservation activists and volunteers. Sadly, the following threats to penguins are also all too real:

  • Natural predation (e.g. by fur seals, sea lions, leopard seals, orcas and sharks)
  • Pesticides
  • Oil spills
  • Construction
  • Illegal/ unregulated egg harvesting
  • A growing human population (competition for food)

How can I rescue penguins?

If you are thinking about engaging in this kind of voluntary work, you should know some of the requirements of penguin conservation volunteering. Since penguin conservation is part of marine conservation, you will definitely be stationed somewhere near the ocean. In particular, the following regions are known for their penguin conservation programs:

Africa
  • South Africa
Oceania
  • Australia

Apart from English, no additional language skills will be required for most penguin conservation programs. While special veterinary skills are a plus, they are by no means a must either. Of course, you should have an interest in working with penguins and be open to learning new skills. Any penguin conservation program that you might join will likely involve some sort of training. Through this training, you will get a chance to become acquainted with the following tasks, which will likely be expected of you:

  • Cleaning the penguin pens
  • Preparation of food (fish)
  • Teaching classes/ educating the local population
  • Monitoring the local penguin population
  • Data entry and other office tasks

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