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Help us with our sea turtle conservation project in Drake Bay!

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L'expérience

We are a conservation association that has been protecting sea turtles from the impact of man since 2003.
Our camp is located in Playa Ganadito, 50 meters from the sea, surrounded by nature, so you can find a multitude of animals and plants. During turtle season, during your experience you will have the opportunity to interact directly with sea turtles, conduct night patrols and work in hatcheries, collect data and release babies into the ocean

Ce que vous offrez

15 heures d'aide par semaine

Jardinage: Aider à faire pousser des plantes et cultiver des jardins

Soins aux animaux: Aider à surveiller et prendre soin des animaux.

Travail social: Aider au travail bénévole dans des projets locaux et des communautés.

Agriculture: Planter des cultures, semer des graines et aider aux tâches extérieures.

Frais supplémentaires requis

Montant: US$ 26 Par jour

Description: Los voluntarios aportaran 26$ por noche para gastos de alimentacion, mantenimiento del campamento, limpieza y generador electrico

Ce que vous recevez

2 jours de congé par semaine

Dortoir partagé: Vous aurez un lit dans une chambre partagée, ce qui signifie que vous partagerez la même chambre avec d'autres voyageurs.

Petit-déjeuner: Vous avez droit à un petit-déjeuner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Déjeuner: Vous avez droit à un déjeuner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Dîner: Vous avez droit à un dîner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Réductions sur les Visites: Obtenez des réductions pour les visites et excursions dans la ville.

Randonnées gratuites: Nous vous emmènerons en excursions et randonnées autour de la ville. Gratuitement !

Événements gratuits: Entrée gratuite aux meilleurs événements de la ville.

Certificat: Obtenez un certificat d'achèvement après avoir terminé votre expérience.

Exigences

Intermédiaire Anglais ou Intermédiaire Espagnol

Plus de 18 ans

Accueille les volontaires solo, les couples et les partenaires de volontaires

Ce qui n'est pas inclus

Vols, assurance voyage, transport interne et visa

Détails du programme

Every year, around 200 Olive Ridley sea turtles come to nest on Ganadito beach in Drake Bay. Our goal is to protect and conserve sea turtle nesting sites from human impact, relocating the nests to our hatchery and releasing the greatest number of sea turtles into the sea. In this way we hope to tip the balance in favor of these endangered species so that the population can recover.

Our accommodations consist of shared rooms with gravel floors located in the heart of nature, where you will have the opportunity to see animals such as macaws and monkeys daily.
We are located on the beach so we do not have electricity, but we have an electric generator that allows us to have electricity for two hours every day. We do not have Wifi.

Activités et horaires

Since we are working with a wild animal that has a nesting and hatching season, the nature of the work varies throughout the year:

From February to June we focus on preparing for turtle season, repairing infrastructure, and preparing the beach and hatchery. We also grow organic food on-station, plant trees as part of our reforestation effort, and clean the beach of plastics that wash up on ocean waves. During this period we are not in turtle season. However, sea turtles continue to come out to nest with a probability of one turtle per week. For this reason, walks are carried out in the mornings to look for traces and relocate them to the beach where we will monitor them. For the walks, the volunteers will be organized in rotating shifts, each one doing one walk a week.

From July to November we focus on night patrols, they are planned according to the tide, the work consists of a night patrol of approximately 3 hours for three days a week. On the other two days, beach cleaning, reforestation and camp maintenance work is carried out in the morning.

From September to January, there are nests hatching in the hatchery, and each one must be exhumed and all the egg shells counted, etc. There's a lot of work to do, but there are also a lot of baby turtles to release!

Règles

The only days we receive volunteers are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

It is important that during turtle season you bring a red light flashlight to carry out night patrols. It is also recommended to bring a mosquito net for the bed.

Once your stay is confirmed, we will send you a document with more information and recommendations to prepare your arrival.

The volunteer's work is from Monday to Friday, so he has free weekends to carry out a multitude of leisure activities. such as tours to Caño Island, tours to Corcovado National Park, free excursions to hidden beaches, waterfalls, hikes, etc.