The mission of the project is to support and strengthen the conservation work of three community groups by supporting their activities, such as patrolling the beach, collecting nests to protect them from poachers, monitoring wildlife, feeding a small population of deers... And to wait for one of the most impressive phenomenon of the world: the arribada, a mass nesting phenomenon of olive ridley sea turtle
In addition, the project will be focused in raising awareness in the community and visitors about endangered species and their threatened state.
This project covers one of the most important beaches for olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) worldwide, since they have a synchronous mass-nesting behaviour, which occurs just in twelve beaches over the planet, termed arribada. This beach is also relevant for the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea).
The main activities of the projects will be:
When the sun is rising, the light wake you up from your bed. It's 7:00 am, the birds are singing and they are the only thing breaking the silence of nature. Your room is next to a lake, surrounding by mangroves, so you want to walk just to feel the morning.
There are a lot of free time activities around:
It's possible to pick up you from 9 to 16:00 from Huatulco airport, not later. We can see possibilities to pick you up from Puerto Escondido airport or Pochutla bus station.
Rooms are called "Cabañas".
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be provided and it's possible to serve vegetarian food.
The breakfast will be basic, some fruits, toasts, coffee/tea, maybe some seeds such as peanuts... The lunch and dinner will be prepared by a oaxacan cook and she will prepare us the traditional food (also adaptated to vegetarians when possible). In Ventanilla, our cook is Edi, a lovely and incredible woman who cooks very nice dishes! And I have to say that she loves zucchinis to make an amazing soup :) .
For individuals, you are free to come when it's possible for you!
Calls for volunteering groups in 2022:
🔆12 of June to 26 of June🔆
🔆3 of July to 13 of July🔆
🔆13 of July to 27 of July🔆
🔆2 of August to 16 of August🔆
🔆16 of August to 30 of August🔆
🔆9 of September to 23 of September🔆
🔆7 of October to 21 of October🔆
🔆7 of November to 21 of November🔆
🔆8 of December to 22 of December🔆
Endangered species conservation supporting locals.
We work for the conservation together with local groups to protect and study thousands of sea turtles, crocodiles, deers and jungle species. Three communities in 15 days.
$306/week
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