Wildlife Rescue & Animal Caretaker
Coordinator | Yvan
Coordinator | Yvan
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Puntos Salientes
Volunteer to make unforgettable experiences with the wildlife in the Ecuadorian rainforest
Work closely with professionals to cure and rehabilitate the animals
Learn everything about creating their food and feeding them
Explore the rainforest and make cultural experiences by meeting indigenous communities
Enjoy ethnic food and beverages on local markets
Rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife in the Ecuadorian rain forest to offer the animals a good life quality in their natural habitat.
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
Age 18+
Solteros y solteras
Parejas
Familias
Grupos
About the Program
We are always looking for motivated volunteers who would love to help animals at the center. It would be a pleasure to welcome you. The project is located in Puyo, on 1 hectare of the forest and we welcome injured & orphaned animals, mostly monkeys. We have around 150 animals with seven species of monkeys, coatis, parrots, turtles, ocelots, wild rodents and pigs and the first serpentarium of the province for the rescue of snakes.
The shelter “El Paseo de los Monos” works as a center of adoption: orphans are placed into familiar groups according to the specie. The objective is to move the troops of monkeys to a terrain of virgin forest near the Sangay National Park with the corresponding preceding investigations and studies made by scientists.
After years of searching, we’ve found a land free from hunters: Agua Santa, is a small town located at the boundaries with the National Park Sangay. The schedule is as follows:
- To purchase the land which we’ve already visited.
- To build infrastructure for the animals and the people responsible for monitoring the project.
- Mobilisation of the animals.
- Monitoring and tracking of the troops by scientists.
This center will be designed to receive all kinds of animals living in zoos and scattered centers or other wild animal centers.
First Days
At the moment you arrive, we will give a welcoming and introduction of the animals, the parks (most of the animals are not kept in cages but in big parks of native forest) and show you the functioning of the house. We will provide you with all the working tools needed for the different tasks and you will be able to train with the working staff in order to accomplish your tasks. Further, we will introduce you to our rules and regulations towards animal interactions. Security for the volunteers, working staff and animals is the most important to us as we are working with wild animals. No volunteer will be allowed to enter alone into a park that contains a group of animals and in case it is needed, volunteers will always be accompanied by one of the coordinators.
Regular Days
Once your are settled in you will be working for six days a week, from 8 am -12 pm and from 2 pm - 5 pm. Please be aware that all volunteers must be always on time, because the animals are waiting for their food. Each volunteer has one day off per week, which are arrange at the beginning of the week to ensure that every day enough volunteers are working. If there are not enough people to cover all the tasks, the person has the obligation to change the date. Because we want all volunteers to experience every task at the project, you will be rotating between cooking, washing plates and cleaning the facilities
Working with the animals:
- The day begins at 8 am by cleaning the
animal’s plates, preparing and disinfecting the food, feeding of the
animals, cure them if necessary (with experienced personnel), observe the animals and checking if
the enclosures are well closed or need fixing. It is important that the animals are fed and provided fresh water before 9 am.
- For the well-being of the animals, any strange
behavior must be written down and reported to the people in charge. That is why
one of the most important things is to observe each one of the animals inside the refuge carefully.
- The
food stocking house, animal´s plates, cages and also the volunteer’s house
(kitchen, bath-room, etc.) must always be disinfected and cleaned for the safety of the people working in the
program and the animals. There can be inspections of the Ministries of environment,
health or tourism at any time.
- The second meal for the animals starts at 2 pm.
- The day ends when all of the animals have been fed and taken care of and their facilities are clean from any food leftovers.
- All volunteers have to help to carry and arrange the vegetables in the food-store at any hour from the day or the night (depending on the arrival time of the truck).
Working with the tourists:
- Visitors arrive between 9:00 am and 5 pm.
- The volunteers in charge of the tourists have to guide
and watch the visitors so they don’t touch or feed the animals. It is not
possible for them to enter with food, since the animals might steal it.
- The volunteers in charge of the entry have to charge the visitors and give basic instructions before they enter the park
- Cleaning the park’s floor,
since there may have been unconscious tourists that left their garbage which would endanger the animals and rain forest.
Conservación de Monos
Santuario de Pereza
Actividades
#Hotspots
Mono Ardilla
Pereza de dos dedos
Woolly Monkey
Families with small kids
Mono Capuchino
Pereza de tres Dedos
Selva Amazónica
Typical day
A typical day in "Paseo de los Monos"
- 8:00 am: Prepare and distribute the food for the animals and check their health. Check the water for the animals.
- 9:30 am: Volunteers take turns to prepare breakfast for everyone.
- 10:30 am: We dedicate everyday one hour a day to clean the common house.
- 14:00 pm: Prepare and distribute the second meal for the animals.
- 15:00 pm: Lunch.
- 15:30 pm: Different activities prepared by the working staff.
- 16:00 pm: Cleaning of the feeding area for the animals.
- 17:00 pm: Work is finished.
The food for the animals is bought from local people and volunteers are responsible for bringing all the different fruits to the bodega (the room where the food is prepared). This can involve carrying whole bushels of bananas, big boxes of papaya, and other items that are relatively heavy.
Free-time activities
- You can either rest or take one day trips to the jungle and visit the indigenous communities.
- Visit the touristic city of Baños de Agua Santa. It is only 1.5 hours from the project and offers many activities like sports, hiking to volcano Tungurahua, visit of waterfalls, canoeing, discotheques and bars.
- Visit the city of Puyo, ethnobotanical gardens, the Malecon of Rio Puyo.
- Camping into the forest in the riviere of Rio Chilcayacu.
- Visit the local market and enjoy of the ethnic food and beverages like "maito" and "chicha".
Water Sports
Swimming
Climbing
Safari/
Zoo
Zoo
Hiking
Requisitos
In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.
You need to speak English (basic level)
or Spanish (basic level)
No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.
Everyone is welcome to join though we are always looking for veterinarians and people related to environmental fields to help out. Also, we are always looking for specialists in website optimization.
Your helping hand will be required on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
from
08:00
- 17:00
Servicios incluidos
- Accommodation,
- An industrial kitchen
- Hot water
- Electricity
- All basic services
- Working tools
- Three meals a day
- Resting area with a cinema for watching movies after work days
- Certificate for helping our rescue center
- We can provide airport pick up but the costs are not included in the program fees
There are bunk beds and they are located in the main house inside the project.
The program includes three meals and we cater to vegetarians.
Limited access at the project site
Visa, flights, travel insurance or vaccinations are NOT included in the program fees.
An airport pickup isn't included within the program fees either.
The nearest airport is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) in Quito. We assist you to find cheap flights to Ecuador.
Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Ecuador provides security and is a plus to have.
If you are intending to volunteer in Ecuador you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Ecuador.
Fechas y Costos
NO CREDIT CARD FEES
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1 - 12 weeks
Program fees
1 week
(min. stay)
$140
2 weeks
$270
3 weeks
$400
4 weeks
$465
6 weeks
$800
8 weeks
$1.070
12 weeks
(max. stay)
$1.590
Average fees
$136
/week
Tenga en cuenta que los honorarios arriba indicados son estimados.
El Paseo de los Monos
le hará saber el precio final durante el proceso de solicitud.
The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.
Your final payment will be agreed with El Paseo de los Monos during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.
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Wildlife Rescue & Animal Caretaker
Rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife in the Ecuadorian rain forest to offer the animals a good life quality in their natural habitat.
$136/week
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