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Help us preserve and care for turtles on a beautiful island in Thailand

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The experience

Volunteers will walk 15 Km and monitor the beaches on Phra Thong in the early morning and sometimes on Ko Rah during the day (jumping from a boat).
Observe, monitor, and record turtle activity in water. Other activities include: reef
the survey, beach cleaning, teaching in the local school, giving talks about turtles/conservation to tourists, upkeep of museum, painting, art/display work, measuring weather and tide, beach profile, bird watching

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Additional fee required

Amount: € 335 Per week

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: In order to cover all the running costs of the project (as a non-profit organisation), the cost to the volunteer is 335 euros per week - discount offered if you stay for more than 3 weeks. More information regarding this, what's included and not included, etc., is provided on request.

What you get

1 day off per week

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.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Italian

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteer activities are scheduled daily, according to the program of the season, depending on the different projects being undertaken, plus the weather. Nature is unpredictable and sometimes plans must be changed, due to unforeseen circumstances. Please understand that staff are doing their
best to make sure everyone gets to carry out a variety of project activities, but sometimes unexpected things happen and plans don’t always work out!
There are no “free days” on the project, but typically there is plenty of time to enjoy the island and different tours that there are on offer.

Activities
Survey to estimate sea turtle numbers
Seagrass monitoring with a researcher based in one of the villages.
Tourist awareness and eco-tourism: Delivering turtle talks to tourists/museum tours
Collecting data on beach debris
Impact of tourism on the island - evaluating local resorts' impact

Activities & Shift

Volunteers work in shifts and in teams (the size will depend upon volunteer numbers). They will undertake different activities each day. There is early morning (about at 5.30 am) monitoring, walking one of the 3 beaches (5 -10km long, about 2-3 hours walk).
• Breakfast
• 9.00: Weather condition measurements.
• 9.30: ‘Observations from the rock’. Two volunteers will go up on the rock near GBB resort to observe the sea, looking for sea turtles swimming in the water, dolphins or other animals.
• If you are not on shift for this you might have free time for swimming, walking, reading etc.
• Every week, we take a boat out and check Ko Ra beaches. Some
of the beaches are monitored by walking and this requires a jump from
the boat and swimming ashore and back to the boat.
13.00 – 14.00 - lunch
Afternoon: Various small projects
14:30: 2nd shift of observation from the rock.
7.00: Dinner

Rules

It is expected of volunteers and interns to follow the lead of the staff and work as requested on project activities.
No excessive drinking!
Respect the local community - cover shoulders and above the knee in local villages
Volunteers are representing Naucrates Conservation Project - please behave appropriately at all times