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  • Life Below Water

Work For Sea Turtle Conservation

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1 - 8 semanas  ·  Edad 18 - 50+
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Puntos Relevantes

  • Work with turtles to help conserve their habitat and their receding population
  • Work includes protecting turtle nests from poachers, helping manage sustainable egg-harvesting programs, and working in hatcheries to ensure Costa Rica’s turtle population does not further recede
  • Meet other international participants from around the world

Puntos Relevantes

  • Work with turtles to help conserve their habitat and their receding population
  • Work includes protecting turtle nests from poachers, helping manage sustainable egg-harvesting programs, and working in hatcheries to ensure Costa Rica’s turtle population does not further recede
  • Meet other international participants from around the world
  • Spend time on isolated non touristy beach in Pacific Coast
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    Edad 18+
    Solteros y solteras
    Parejas
    Familias
    Grupos
    50+

    Sobre el programa

    As a volunteer, you will work on projects intended to protect turtle nests from human poachers, help manage sustainable egg-harvesting programs, and work in hatcheries

    Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula is one of the wildest corners of Central America — a strip of rainforest and dark-sand coastline on the far south Pacific tip that holds an estimated 2.5% of all biodiversity on Earth. It is also where more than 7,000 olive ridley and Pacific green turtle nests are laid ...

    Sobre el programa

    Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula is one of the wildest corners of Central America — a strip of rainforest and dark-sand coastline on the far south Pacific tip that holds an estimated 2.5% of all biodiversity on Earth. It is also where more than 7,000 olive ridley and Pacific green turtle nests are laid each season, along an 8km stretch of beach that a small community team works year-round to protect.

    Join them and you become part of that team. Most of the work happens on patrol — three to five hours in the morning, or four to seven hours through the night — walking the nesting beach to reach new nests before poachers and predators do. You will record data on nesting females, tag flippers, move at-risk clutches into the protected hatchery, excavate hatched nests to measure survival rates, and help release hatchlings down to the surf.

    Between patrols there is plenty else to get stuck into: beach clean-ups, sorting and recycling the plastic that washes ashore, tree planting, English lessons and sea turtle conservation talks in local schools. That community side matters. The project deliberately creates paid work for former poachers and gold miners, making turtle protection a steadier living than the alternatives, and it contributes to five of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    No previous experience is needed and full training is given when you arrive. What you do need is a tolerance for early starts, late finishes and physical work in the heat. In return you get a remote, genuinely non-touristy beach beside Corcovado National Park, the company of volunteers from all over the world, and a couple of weeks spent on conservation work that measurably moves the needle.

    Día típico

    Volunteers need to be flexible to work in this program, as the schedules are largely dependent on the season and breeding activities that take place. However, a general day would look something like this:

    4:30 am - Beach Patrol

    This is a year-round activity, even in the low season (March to July). ..

    Día típico

    Volunteers need to be flexible to work in this program, as the schedules are largely dependent on the season and breeding activities that take place. However, a general day would look something like this:

    4:30 am - Beach Patrol

    This is a year-round activity, even in the low season (March to July). Volunteers have to go for an early morning patrol of the beach to monitor and protect turtle breeding grounds.

    8:00 am - Breakfast at the accommodation

    Volunteers are usually free post-breakfast and can utilize this time by reading, exploring the local area, swimming or chilling on the beach.

    1:00 pm - Lunch at the accommodation

    Afternoon Volunteering duties Post-lunch, volunteers will be assigned various duties that mostly vary depending on the season. Usually, volunteers can expect to work for 2 - 3 hours each weekday afternoon completing tasks to monitor, preserve and care for sea turtles and wildlife (such as sloths, parrots, macaws, alligators and more) in the local area.

    Evenings/Nights Free time/Night patrols

    During the nesting period (from August through February) volunteers will be involved in night-time beach patrols to protect turtles, collect eggs and generally monitor the breeding grounds.

    Note: This is just a tentative schedule and the actual program schedule can vary.

    Actividades de tiempo libre

    Volunteers are free to visit and see places or do shopping during their free time. You can explore the local markets or travel to the beaches which can be visited on the weekends. The country offers unparalleled natural beauty, active volcanoes, rainforests, and a wide range of national parks and ...

    Actividades de tiempo libre

    Volunteers are free to visit and see places or do shopping during their free time. You can explore the local markets or travel to the beaches which can be visited on the weekends. The country offers unparalleled natural beauty, active volcanoes, rainforests, and a wide range of national parks and eco-tourism. In addition, Costa Rica has over 1,000 miles of gorgeous white-and-black sand beaches.

    Requisitos

    Requisitos

    Edad mínima: 18 años

    Para participar en el programa debes tener al menos 18 años en la fecha de inicio del programa. Puede haber excepciones si muestras el permiso de tu(s) tutor(es) legal(es) o si vas acompañado de tus padres.

    Conocimientos lingüísticos

    Tienes que hablar (nivel intermedio) Inglés o (nivel básico) Español

    Documentos necesarios

    CV

    Restricciones de nacionalidad

    Sin restricciones. Las manos amigas de todo el mundo son bienvenidas.

    Otras habilidades

    Participants must be fit and healthy at the time of joining the program and should be prepared to work outdoors and get their hands dirty. Participants in the program should have a keen interest and love for animal conservation work. Participants should have no criminal convictions and should provide a clean criminal background check report.

    Tiempo dedicado

    Necesitaremos tu ayuda los Lunes, Martes, Miércoles, Jueves y Viernes

    Servicios incluidos

    Servicios incluidos

    Servicios in situ

    • 24 hrs Assistance and support from VS Staff
    • Comprehensive Pre- Departure Information
    • Pickup from San Jose International Airport and transfer to accommodation
    • Transfer from San Jose to project location by bus
    • Accommodation 
    • Meals - Vegetarian at the project
    • Certificate Of Completion (Upon Request)

    Recogida en el aeropuerto Juan Santamaria International Airport

    Volunteers are picked up from the San Jose International Airport by the assigned local representative.

    Alojamiento

    As a volunteer for the Turtle Conservation Project, you'll be received from San Jose Airport and transferred to a host family accommodation in Heredia. Later, you'll be traveling to your project placement site, where you'll get accommodation at shared dorms at the project location. All the accommodations have basic amenities like attached bathrooms, electricity, etc. You'll be provided with 3 meals a day (included in program fee). Volunteers often take part in the kitchen and cook meals together, which will be great fun! All meals provided at the project are only vegetarian.

    Comida y bebida

    Upon arrival in Heredia, two meals a day are provided at the host family. While at the project, volunteers are provided with three cooked meals a day at the  project accommodation. Local Costa Rican cuisine is a fusion of cuisines from different parts of the world. Only vegetarian meals are provided at the project site. No non vegetarian meals are provided.

    Acceso a Internet

    Acceso limitado al lugar del proyecto
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    Boletos de avión

    El aeropuerto más cercano es Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) en San Jose. Te ayudamos a encontrar vuelos baratos a Costa Rica. ENCONTRAR VUELOS BARATOS

    Seguro de viaje

    Ir al extranjero es una aventura y siempre es mejor estar preparado. Enfermedad o lesión repentina, cancelación o robo: un seguro de viaje para Costa Rica proporciona seguridad y es una ventaja tenerlo. OBTENER UN PRESUPUESTO

    Vacunas

    Si tiene intención de realizar un voluntariado en Costa Rica, debe solicitar asesoramiento médico antes de iniciar su viaje social. Comprueba las vacunas que necesitas para Costa Rica. COMPROBADOR DE VACUNAS

    Detalles a la llegada

    Start dates: weekly, year-round — you can join this project in any week of the year. Pick the start date that suits you when you apply.

    On arrival: fly into Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, where a member of our team will meet you. Your onward transfer from San José to the project on the Osa Peninsula is by bus and is included in your fee.

    Accommodation: volunteers on the Osa Peninsula stay directly at the project site, in shared dorm-style rooms alongside the rest of the team.

    Please note: the return airport drop at the end of your placement is not included, and any pre- or post-project nights in San José are arranged and paid separately. We can book these for you on request.
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    Cuotas del programa

    $679 tarifa semanal 1 - 8 semanas Edad 18 - 50+

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    Duración

    1 - 8 semanas

    Depósito

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    América > Centroamérica > Costa Rica > Puerto Jiménez

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