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Work For Sea Turtle Conservation

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1 - 8 settimane  ·  Età 18 - 50+
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Punti Salienti

  • 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

Punti Salienti

  • 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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    Particolarmente adatto per

    Età 18+
    Singoli
    Coppie
    Famiglie
    Gruppi
    50+

    Sul programma

    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 ...

    Sul programma

    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.

    Giornata tipica

    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). ..

    Giornata tipica

    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.

    Attività del tempo libero

    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 ...

    Attività del tempo libero

    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.

    Requisiti

    Requisiti

    Età minima: 18 anni

    Per partecipare al programma è necessario avere almeno 18 anni alla data di inizio del programma. Potrebbero esserci delle esenzioni se si è in grado di fornire il permesso del proprio tutore legale o se si è accompagnati dai propri genitori.

    Competenze linguistiche

    È necessario parlare di Inglese (livello intermedio) o Spagnolo (livello base)

    Documenti necessari

    CV

    Restrizioni sulla nazionalità

    Nessuna restrizione. Gli aiuti da tutto il mondo sono benvenuti.

    Altre competenze

    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.

    Impegno di tempo

    Il vostro aiuto sarà richiesto lunedì, martedì, mercoledì, giovedì e venerdì

    Servizi inclusi

    Servizi inclusi

    Servizi in loco

    • 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)

    Prelievo dall'aeroporto a Juan Santamaria International Airport

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

    Alloggio

    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.

    Cibo e Bevande

    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.

    Accesso a Internet

    Accesso limitato al sito del progetto
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    Cosa NON è incluso?

    Cosa NON è incluso?

    Biglietti aerei

    L'aeroporto più vicino è Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) a San Jose. Vi aiutiamo a trovare voli economici per Costa Rica. TROVARE VOLI ECONOMICI

    Assicurazione di viaggio

    Andare all'estero è un'avventura ed è sempre meglio essere preparati. Malattia o infortunio improvviso, annullamento o furto: un'assicurazione di viaggio per Costa Rica offre sicurezza ed è un vantaggio da avere. OTTENERE UN PREZZO

    Vaccini

    Se avete intenzione di fare volontariato a Costa Rica dovete chiedere un parere medico prima di iniziare il vostro viaggio sociale. Controllare le vaccinazioni richieste per Costa Rica. CHECKER PER I VACCINI

    Dettagli all'arrivo

    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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    Tariffe del programma

    $679 tariffe settimanali 1 - 8 settimane Età 18 - 50+

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