Ecuador: Freiwilligenarbeit/Praktikum im Tierschutzbereich

Stellenbeschreibung

Immerse yourself in a unique jungle experience dedicated to caring for injured animals, nursing them back to health, and preparing them for a return to their natural habitat. Founded in 2006, this center is committed to safeguarding Amazonian wildlife through the rescue and rehabilitation of local flora and fauna.

Currently, the center cares for at least 40 different species, including ocelots, tayras, capybaras, parrots, Red and Yelow Macaws, Red Titi Monkeys, White-belied Spider Monkeys, tortoises, and caimans.

Aufgaben

Here’s what you might be doing:

• Daily Animal Care: Attend to the everyday needs of the animals.
• Diet Prep and Feeding: Cut up fruit, prepare diets, and feed the animals.
• Help New Arrivals: Assist new animals in adjusting to the center.
• General Maintenance: Take care of maintenance and cleaning tasks around the center.
• Construction Work: Repair and build new enclosures to improve facilities.
• Enrichment Activities: Enhance cages and enclosures to keep animals
  engaged.
• Training: Train animals that cannot be released to reduce stress, especialy during medical checks.
• Vet Assistance: Support the vet when needed.
• Additional Tasks: Engage in gardening, improve trails, and create signs for visitors.

Qualifikationen / Voraussetzungen

• Volunteer Traits: Must be responsible, disciplined, hardworking, motivated, team-oriented, flexible, patient, and proactive
• Vaccinations: Tetanus, Hepatitis A, and B vaccines are highly recommended
• Physical Demands: Work can be physicaly demanding
• 18+
• No Spanish needed