Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center

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Alajuela, Costa Rica

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Alajuela, Costa Rica

Wildlife Sanctuary and Rehabiitation in Costa Rica!

Animal Care

Alajuela, Costa Rica

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Alajuela, Costa Rica

Reviews

5.0
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Staff & Host

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

New Zealand

5

My 4 weeks at Rescate and Bosque Escondido has been nothing short of amazing. Working with a wide range of wildlife, learning about each species, their environments and getting to follow and learn from the professionals has made this the best experience.
Everyone is so helpful and kind, it was inspiring to see how passionate they are in their line of work. The food is great- I’m going to miss the fish tacos so much!
Can’t recommend this experience enough for anyone interested in wildlife, ecosystem and sustainability.

17 days ago

United Kingdom

5

My partner and I did the wildlife internship with Rescate. It was honestly an unbelievable experience, and I genuinely dont think other reviews give this place credit. The staff were so knowledgeable, passionate and inspiring, teaching us so much about the incredible work they do with the animals. We were surprised at how involved we were able to be, allowed under supervision to enter cages to support with cleaning and feeding animals (ensuring a hands off approach). We will never forget our experience and would recommend to anyone else 1000% if you love nature and wildlife!!

2 months ago

Switzerland

5

I loved spending two weeks here! The managers are enthusiastic and eager to share their knowledge about the surrounding biodiversity, and they took us on several amazing night walks. The fieldwork was varied and enjoyable, and I learned a lot about wildlife rehabilitation—even got the chance to take part in a release! The post-monitoring was also very interesting. The place is beautiful, full of wildlife, and there's never a dull moment. Highly recommended!

2 months ago

Jeanne replied

Yaëlle, it was absolutely wonderful having you with us! We're so thrilled to hear you enjoyed your two weeks here, from the night walks and fieldwork to being part of a release and the post-monitoring. Our managers truly love sharing their passion for the incredible biodiversity around us, and we're so glad you got to experience that. You really embraced everything, and we truly appreciate your kind words and recommendation! We hope you'll come back to visit Rescate Wildlife Rescu

United States

5

The program managers are wonderful!!Informative, friendly, love what they do. The commitment to helping animals and helping people learn is strong. It is a wonderful program for not only students but people who don’t have the luxury of making this their career, but want to be a part of animal care and making a difference. It helps spread awareness and education about the animals, preservation, breeding programs, endangered animals, plants, and vet care. Rescate is a beautiful wildlife center. I highly recommend this rewarding, hard work. The community at the house & center are pretty special.

3 months ago

Jeanne replied

Wow, this is such lovely feedback! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It means the world to us to hear that appreciate our program manager's passion for the animals and for sharing their knowledge. We're so glad you felt our commitment to helping both animals and people learn. It's fantastic to know that you see the value of our program for people from all walks of life who want to contribute to animal care and make a difference. Thank you again for your kind words!

United States

5

I stayed at Rescate for almost 2 weeks, it was great!
This is a VERY cool educational experience, I learned so much about animal respect and care and about the world because there were a lot of international travellers here! As someone not studying animals, I felt a little out of the loop doing some work, but the leaders are very kind and share everything they can. I liked the food and living with other people in a big house!
This is not a great experience for immersing in Costa Rican culture because you're on the Center's property a lot. But you can get out and locals work at Rescate too.

4 months ago

Jeanne replied

It's wonderful to hear you had a great two weeks with us! We're so glad you found it to be a very cool educational experience and that you learned so much about animal respect and care. It's also great you enjoyed meeting the international travelers and liked the food and large living space. We appreciate your honest feedback about the Costa Rican culture immersion. We're happy you found our leaders kind and informative. Thanks for your visit!