from 1,413€
Tasmanian Wildlife & Penguin Refuge
Highlights
- Enjoy up close and personal time with Australian wildlife
- Bottle feed baby animals
- A wide variety of wildlife including pademelons, bandicoots, penguins, kangaroos and wallabies
- See a unique part of the world on an island off the mainland
- Stay alongside the coast surrounded by National Parks
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About the program
Volunteer with Australian wildlife and marine life in Tasmania. This project provides volunteers with a unique opportunity to care for up to 80 unique animals.
The Project
The Tasmanian Wildlife & Penguin Refuge is a haven for sick, injured, displaced and orphaned animals and marine life. Animals are rescued or brought into the sanctuary and receive medical care before being returned to the wild. Animals include a variety of animals and marine life such as ...
Typical day
Volunteers start at approximately 6am for the first bottle round of the day and work until approximately 8am. After a 30-minute break for breakfast, volunteers complete more bottle rounds, have a 10-minute coffee break and work until lunch which is between 12 & 12:30. After the third bottle round of ...
Free-time activities
Bicheno is high on the tourism trail of Tasmania. There is an abundance of activities for volunteers to engage in should they choose to stay in Tasmania for longer. Swimming, bush walking, surfing, snorkeling, hiking, wildlife watching, Penguin tours, nature touring, eating and drinking are all ...
Requirements
What's Included
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Details on arrival
The project starts every day, all year.
Fly to Hobart and take the afternoon bus to Bicheno. Volunteers will be picked up from here.
You will return on a morning bus to Hobart city to continue your onward travel.
Program fees
Meet your organization
Oceans 2 Earth Volunteers
Non-profit - founded in 2011
Verified by Volunteer World
Coordinated by
Tracy
About the project
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