Wildlife Sanctuary

We will gladly take any of your preferences concerning work areas into consideration while coordinating and planning your project. However, it is possible that duties will be changed upon arrival depending on season and the center’s current demand. Work areas include:

Animal Refugee Center

In this area, a maximum of two volunteers can make direct contact with the animals in the refuge station. You will be responsible to take care of tapirs, pekaris and exotic birds like toucans, macaws, nandus, and parrots.

Work in the Quarantine Area

3 to 4 volunteers are usually assigned to work in the quarantine area where they help nurture sick animals back to health. This area focuses especially on small animals that arrive to the center and need extra care and attention from the volunteers. Naturally, the species in this area of the center change constantly, as animals who have regained their health are released back into the wild. Most of the animals in this area include monkeys of different species, exotic birds, tortoises, and coatis.

Construction

Maintenance on the park grounds is also a very important task that volunteers can assist with at the wildlife center because it helps to ensure an optimal infrastructure throughout the area. Duties concerning construction work can include the restoration and expansion of cages, or the general maintenance of the centers facilities and pathways. There is always a lot of work to be done on the 800 hectares of grounds that are part of the center, and you will either be divided up into small work groups or asked to work on your own. Whether or not you work alone or with a group depends on the workload of the other areas of the wildlife center.

Caring for Howler Monkeys

Amongst other varieties of exotic animals, numerous howler monkeys live at the wildlife center. This monkey species can only be found in Central and South America, and their screams wake up the whole camp every morning.

Up to 4 volunteers can care for the monkeys at the same time. The duties include feeding and playing with them. There are no boundaries for your creativity, and new ideas for toys are always welcome. In this area, volunteers have even been spotted climbing the trees with the monkeys!

Working with Wild Felines

If you’ve always wanted to play with a wild feline, this is your chance of making your wish come true! The wildlife center is home to wild cougars, jaguars, Geoffrey’s cats, and ocelots. As a volunteer, you will be assigned to take care of these wonderful animals. Depending on the season, you may be responsible for up to three felines yourself (low season) or share your duty with other volunteers (peak season, 1-3 volunteers per feline).

Note: You need to stay minimum 30 days in the project to be able to work with the felines!

Note: The tasks may vary. They depend on factors such as number of volunteers, weather, season, current needs of the project, as well as self-motivation. Not every volunteer may be fully involved in all these tasks.