Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife is constantly evolving, our site is based out of the old Lao Zoo and we are constantly developing it.
On a normal day, this is what we will do:
08:00 Morning rounds: You'll start the day with animal rounds, feeding, cleaning enclosures and making enrichment for newly-rescued animals as well as some of our long-term residents.
10:30 Construction and special projects: We'll be outside building new enclosures or renovating older ones. If it's too hot or raining hard, we'll move inside the enrichment room to create new enrichment for our animals.
12:00 Lunch Served on site. Vegan/Vegetarian diets also catered for.
13:00 Enrichment rounds: We have around 400 animals on site! Some need enrichment every day and others less often. Our staff can help you develop ideas based on the materials we have available, safety to the animals and durability.
16:00 Finishing up: Here we finish up any projects for the day and feed any new rescues as well as some long term residents.
17:00 Finished! The rest of the day is your own. You can relax with the other volunteers, wander round the center to watch some of our nocturnal species, or take a stroll to the local market.
Working with wildlife can keep you on your toes, so be prepared for our schedule to change at a moments notice.
All of our projects and tasks are flexible, meaning, if you aren't up to it or would prefer to help us by doing something else then we are happy to let you choose something that is more to your liking. We have had volunteers from their early twenties to those who are retired. Varying ability and skills are not a problem as there is always something that we would appreciate a hand with; from assisting us with our lesson preparation for the local school to cutting up fallen trees for use as perching for our primates.
Close to our project there is a hotel pool which volunteers can use for $1.50, staff can drive you to/from the hotel.
Ideally volunteers will arrive in Vientiane (the capital of Lao PDR), on Sunday morning for pickup between 9:30am and 10:30am. If your flight does not arrive until the afternoon then we encourage volunteers to arrive on the Saturday then stay overnight in a hotel/hostel in Vientiane.
We will arrange pickup from your hotel or the airport in Vientiane before taking you to our project, we can stop at a western style supermarket before we leave the city for you to pick up some snacks/treats that you won't find in our village.
We will also drop you off at the airport or in the city of Vientiane after your stay with us, we are happy to give travel advice should you continue your adventure!
We will provide breakfast supplies, hot lunch and dinner.
We accept volunteers all year round, but it is worth mentioning that some seasons are more welcoming than others.
Hot season: February - May
Wet season: June - Sept
Cool season: Oct - Jan
(These seasons fluctuate a bit so be prepared for the occasional rainfall during hot season)
To make your accommodation as comfortable as possible for you, please state in your application if you would prefer to share a room with the same gender, or if you have no preference.
We will arrange pickup from your hotel or the airport in Vientiane before taking you to the center, we can stop at a western style supermarket before we leave the city for you to pick up some snacks/treats that you won't find in our village.
We will then have an induction to our program which includes an in depth tour of our center, an introduction to our Rescue Team and the animals you may be working with. You are then free to spend your Sunday afternoon relaxing at the bungalow, visiting our village or perhaps going back to see more of the animals.
On Monday morning our coordinators will meet you for breakfast then we make our way to the quarantine center and get started with the day.
In our village you will find a pharmacy, market for clothes/food and convenience stores. There are also ATMs in the nearby villages, one of our staff can drive you there if you need to withdraw cash. There is even a hotel pool nearby that volunteers can go to on their day off.
(The currency in Lao is the KIP, some hotels/stores will accept dollars if the notes are in good condition, but it is better to use the local currency. Lao KIP is also a closed currency so you will not be able to get it until you enter the country)
Husbandry & Enrichment Experience
From caring for, feeding and enriching the lives of our animals, no day in our Animal Husbandry and Enrichment Program is ever the same!
$584/week
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