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32h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Animal Care
- Help look after and take care of animals.
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- This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
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Amount
- US$ 695
Per week
Fee pays for
- Benefits for travelers
- Materials for volunteer activities
- Donation to project
Description
Volunteer fees play a vital role in supporting Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center's mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and release wildlife. These fees directly fund essential aspects of our work, including: Providing nutritious food and specialized veterinary care for our rescued animals. Maintaining and improving the enclosures and facilities where the animals live.
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Private Room
- You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- Team Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
- Breakfast
- You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
- Lunch
- You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
- Dinner
- You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Free Events
- Get free entrance for the best events in town.
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- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
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Availability
Jun
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- Stay at least
- 2 weeks
The Experience
Interning at our Rescue Center is a life-changing opportunity to work with wild animals in Costa Rica and assist us with our mission to protect and restore Costa Rica’s biodiversity through: - Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release - Endangered Species Breeding and Reintroduction - Biodiversity Preservation - Lifetime Care of Non-releasable Animals *Please note there are fees to participate in this internship, fees vary depending on length of stay
Learn moreRequirements
- Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish
- Over 18 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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15 Reviews
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Hours & Tasks
Animal Shelter
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 14 Get in touch with nature
- 14 Meeting international travelers
- 11 Developing environmental awareness
- 9 Learning about sustainability
- 7 Practicing Spanish
- 7 Meeting locals
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 11 15. Life on land
Karis
New Zealand
My 4 weeks at the shelter and Bosque Escondido has been nothing short of amazing. Working with a wide range of the shelter, 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 the shelter, ecosystem and sustainability.
15 days ago
Rachel
United Kingdom
My partner and I did the shelter internship with the shelter. 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 the shelter!!
about 2 months ago
Yaëlle
Switzerland
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 the shelter rehabilitation—even got the chance to take part in a release! The post-monitoring was also very interesting. The place is beautiful, full of the shelter, 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
Bridgette
United States
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. the shelter is a beautiful the shelter. 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!
MacKenzie
United States
I stayed at the shelter 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 the shelter too.
3 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!
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