Macaw & Animal Reserve Supporter
Coordinator | Frank
Coordinator | Frank
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Take care of rescued animals - especially macaws -, to rehabilitate and reintroduce them into the wild.
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
Age 18+
Singoli
Coppie
Gruppi
About the Program
The Macaw Reserve was created in the year 1994 by two Costa Ricans for their grand admiration for the parrots. In addition, the reserve began as a result of their preoccupation with the constant threat that these emblematic birds face, the loss of their natural habitat and their extraction from the forest as pets. For these reasons there has been an incredible reduction in the population of native, wild macaws in Costa Rica, further highlighting the importance of such a sanctuary of conservation.
The Macaw Reserve has the primary purpose to conserve native, wild macaws of Costa Rica and develop a captive management and breeding program to rescue, rehabilitate and reintroduce them into the wild, with support from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), the National Police and volunteers from civil society.
Additionally, the Sanctuary facilitates programs of reforestation, environmental education and ecotourism. For this reason, the proyect was declared by the Central Municipality of Puntarenas, a place of educational, scientific and touristic interest, by motion created on July 13th 2015.
Our Volunteers
Things to bring:
- Love for animals and nature
- Being prepared for sometimes physically demanding work
- Ability to integrate and adapt to the center's rules
- Enjoy to communicate with the guests of the center
- Good knowledge of Spanish or English
Salvaguardia del Leopardo
Salvaguardia delle Scimmie
Salvaguardia degli Uccelli
Santuario di Pigrizia
Ocelot
Ateles
Pappagallo
Capuchin Monkey
Bradipi Tridattili
Howler Monkeys
Typical day
Your Tasks
- Assisting with care for animals
- Preparing food and helping the keeper distribute the portions for each animal
- Cleaning and repairs of the facility and viewing areas
- Maintainance of pathways and areas around animal pens
- Helping in discussions and workshops with schools and visitors
- Attending visitors
The day begins at 6 am cutting fruit und vegetables. You will bring the fresh cut food to the animals and clean their bowls. At 8:30 am you'll have a typical breakfast - rice and beans, fruit and vegetable. The works continues until lunch at 12:00 md and after lunch your work continues according to the special works that have to done. Be prepared for hard work and a lot of dirt!
Free-time activities
The Reserve is in a remote area - be prepared to chill after work and make friends with the workers and their daily life. There is an Airport for Ultralight Airplanes and Gyrocopter in footwalk distance - if you ever wanted to make this incredible experience to fly with such an airplane ... here you have the opportunity! It's not cheap, but it is unique! (See the picture.)
Puntarenas is close it's a rather big city - cruise ships land here - and you can go to the beach here ... although there are much nicer beaches on the pacific coast! ;-)
You can use your free days for excursions and there are so many lovely places to go in Costa Rica ... National Park Monteverde, Volcano Arenal, meet us in Sámara and enjoy surfing for some days, visit the caribbean coast and/or our rainforest lodge ...
Water Sports
Swimming
Hiking
Requisiti
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 (fluently)
or Spanish (basic level)
Medical insurance valid in Costa Rica (bring a copy)
No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.
You should bring some experience with birds and animals.
Your helping hand will be required on
lunedì, martedì, mercoledì, giovedì, venerdì and sabato
Servizi inclusi
The fee includes accomodation and three meals a day.
We organize the journey to the project and we also do hostel reservations in San José if needed (mostly it is needed!) - and, if you will combine projects, we will also organize the transportation between the projects. You will have to pay the cost for the pickup and the transport. From the airport to the Animal Reserve the cost is aprox. 70 US$
You
will be picked up at the airport by our driver with a sign with your
name and you will directly get in contact with your german, english,
spanish speaking coordinator via phone. The driver will drive you to the
reserved hostel (if necessary), give
you the bus ticket (he will buy a ticket in advance to reserve you a
seat in the bus), pick you up at the hostel the day of your journey
to the project and bring you to the bus.
The
cost will be around 70 US$ plus the hostel night (around 13 US$
(dorm) and 40 US$ (single/double room).
It is a volunteer house (cabina) that is very simple and you share it with other volunteers.
You'll have breakfast, lunch and dinner with the other volunteers and workers based on the tipical Costarican diet, for example rice, beans, vegetables, meat and fruit.
Limited access at the project site
Visa, flights, travel insurance or vaccinations are NOT included in the program fees.
The nearest airport is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in San Jose. We assist you to find cheap flights to Costa Rica.
Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Costa Rica provides security and is a plus to have.
If you are intending to volunteer in Costa Rica you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Costa Rica.
Date e Prezzi
NO CREDIT CARD FEES
Details on arrival
This program is available all year. It starts every Monday. Please arrive at least one day before the programs starts.
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feb
mar
apr
maggio
giu
lug
ago
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nov
dic
2 - 12 weeks
Program fees
2 weeks
(min. stay)
$750
3 weeks
$1.050
4 weeks
$1.350
12 weeks
(max. stay)
$2.950
Average fees
$310
/week
Si prega di notare che le tariffe sopra indicate sono stimate.
first hand Costa Rica
vi informerà sul prezzo finale durante il processo di candidatura.
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 first hand Costa Rica during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.
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Macaw & Animal Reserve Supporter
Take care of rescued animals - especially macaws -, to rehabilitate and reintroduce them into the wild.
$310/week
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