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Animal Rehab & Rainforest Conservation Ecuador

From: $165.00

The Animal Rehab & Rainforest Conservation project based in Ecuador gives you the opportunity to work closely with and study native animals.

Volunteer placements last from 1 week up to 12 weeks.

Deposit payment option available, balance due 30 days after deposit.

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Categories: Ecuador, Featured, Wildlife Tags: Amazon, Conservation, Ecuador, Rainforest, Rehabilitation, Wildlife
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Description

Our local NGO, the Animal Rehab & Rainforest Conservation Ecuador holds a huge passion for nature along with a professional approach on animal care, rehabilitation and release, along with rainforest conservation.

Activities

  • Opportunity to live in the Amazon rainforest!
  • Rehabilitate illegal trafficked wildlife and release them back into the wild.
  • Learn first-hand about animal care.
  • Experience and share this once in a lifetime opportunity with likeminded volunteers
  • Embrace Ecuador’s beautiful  spots on your free days

Our local NGO is a committed rescue and rehabilitation centre in the Amazon basin of Ecuador, voted for the past three years as best rescue centre of South America by GHP magazine. They are currently aiding for over 100 wild animals, including: tamarin, capuchin, woolly monkeys and red howler; various species of macaws and parrot; kinkajous and other small mammals. They also care for felines on rare occasions too.

Since rehabilitation is an essential part of the work we do, animals that come in the centre often changes, with animals being released or moved to other centres, depending on the care and environment they need that’s best suited for their welfare.

Volunteers come from all over the world to embrace this experience and on average we have between 10-15 at once. Minimum stay is 2 weeks. From June until August the minimum stay is 4 weeks.

Rehabilitation

Our Local NGO has a strict hands off policy for most of its animals! As they focus on rehabilitation, it is very crucial to minimize any human interaction with the animals, as this is the first major step of their rehabilitation.

Jungle ambiance, electricity and WIFI

The volunteers at the Animal Rehab & Rainforest Conservation Ecuador live out in the jungle. There  are beautiful large open dorm room, that accommodates up to 11 volunteers. Long term volunteers have access some extra facilities for their commitment there. You get eat our meals out on decking enriched with the rainforest surrounding you. After  your meal feel free to relax in hammocks, or start up a game of cards. Bathrooms are next to the large dorm rooms, which consists of composting toilets and most importantly hot showers. There is NO WIFI or ELECTRICITY, (although they run the generator twice a week for people to charge their devices). There is mobile phone reception however and sim cards can be bought with data that let you access the Internet even in the jungle.

Everyone looks after themselves for breakfast and lunch, but volunteers takes turns in preparing the communal dinner.

Be prepared

In the Amazon rainforest, the weather runs from tropical sunshine to monsoon rainfall (it is the rainforest after all), so it is recommended that you bring rain gear and clothes you can layer (Managers have a love for chocolate too J). They will provide gum boots and working clothes, as well as bed linen and blankets. If you get cold easily, we recommend bringing a sleeping bag for extra comfort. As there is no electricity we light up the rooms with candles. A flashlight or headlight is necessary for the nights in the jungle.

Long-term stays

They longer you stay the better. The centre runs smoothly the longer volunteer stays. This is why the fees are lower when more time is spent at the centre. Sometimes the centre has openings for long-term volunteers to assist with training new volunteers and the day to day running of the site. People who have worked/ volunteered before, or have been here for a while, take priority.

Typical day

Animal Welfare
Animal care is rewarding work but is in no way a walk in the park. Animals are fed three times per day. Each feeding takes between 2-3 hours. In the morning, everyone meets  at 7:30 am to prepare the animal’s food, and then volunteers separate into groups to clean different animal cages and feed the animals.

Site maintenance
After the animals are fed, volunteers relax, prepare breakfast and get ready for the rest of the day. Some volunteers will feed the parrots and nocturnal animals, while others are on other activities such as enriching animal welfare, general site maintenance and daily chores.

Lunch is around 1:30 pm and after we then feed the mammals again at 3pm. After feeding there is time to socialize with other volunteers, enjoy the scenery, swim at the waterfall or by the river, or simply relax in a hammock listening to the sounds of the Amazon.

Volunteer’s work
At the Animal Rehab & Rainforest Conservation Ecuador, Volunteers work 5 1/2 days per week. Volunteers can change which day off they want. Sundays are so called ‘lazy Sundays’ in which we feed the animals only once a day and do chores, but no other work is required, leaving plenty of time to relax or enjoy the surroundings.

Free Time Activities

Baños
Many volunteers spend their free days in Baños, dubbed ‘a slice of heaven on earth’ for its beauty and peaceful ambiance. Baños is an hour from Mera and has a friendly feel to it with many restaurants, coffee shops and bars. But if you prefer nature there are many activities such as: warm water springs, bike rides, canyoning, rafting and zip lining.

Mera
Mera is located where the Andes meet the Amazon. The World Wildlife Fund has called the area from Baños to Mera, “A Gift to the Earth” because of its natural beauty and biological importance to the region. The town borders the Pastaza River Valley between the national parks Sangay and Llanganates that provides an important biological region linking the two protected areas.

Jungle village
Mera itself is a small and welcoming jungle village hidden in amongst the mountains, rivers, and rainforest. Having a drink with a friendly villager can be as charming as the abundant nature. Surrounding Mera there is plenty of exploring to be done in nearby caves, rivers to swim in and hikes to venture on.

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Additional information

Duration

1 Week, 2 Weeks, 3 Weeks, 4 Weeks, 5 Weeks, 6 Weeks, 7 Weeks, 8 Weeks, 9 Weeks, 10 Weeks, 11 Weeks, 12 Weeks

Requirements

Age
On the program start date, you have to be 18 years of age.

Language
English (Intermediate)

Required Documents
Proof of Travel Insurance and Vaccinations

Nationality Restrictions
There are no restrictions. Volunteers from all over the world are welcome.

Working Time Commitment
Your helping hand will be required on Monday through Saturday. Sundays are free days. The working day is 7.30 – 17.00.

No specific skills are required except a love for animals.

People that like to work in construction are also very welcome!

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On-Site Services

Services by our partner Volunteer provider
Our local group is an NGO, which mean it does not receive any government funding. For the wellbeing of the animals we do not allow tourists on site either.

Therefore, we depend on volunteer fees to cover the basic costs of running the centre. Fees cover accommodation and food. It also includes funding to medical supplies and animal food. For those staying longer, fees are discounted.

Airport Collection
Volunteers must arrive in Quito on a Monday or Thursday to start the program. Available throughout the whole year.

Collection can be organised with the staff on site when accommodation is booked and confirmed.

Accommodation
The volunteers live out in the jungle, There  are beautiful large open dorm room, that accommodates up to 11 volunteers. Volunteers that stay longer often move to a cabin that generally houses long term volunteers once a spot opens up.

There is also a large deck area  to enjoy the beauty of nature itself where we usually eat our meals, relax in hammocks, or have a game of cards.

Our bathroom facilities are next to the volunteer house, and consist of composting toilets and most importantly hot showers.

Food & Drink
Fees include food and accommodation. For those that love their snacks, you will have to buy your own and bring them to the camp. People make their own breakfast and lunch, but take turns in preparing the communal dinner and/or help cleaning up.

Drinking water is supplied.

Internet Access
Limited Internet access on-site.

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Extras

What’s NOT included in Volunteer fees?
Visa
Flights
Travel Insurance
Vaccinations
Airport collection

Flight Information
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) in Quito is the nearest airport to us. Airport pickup can be arranged with accommodation.

Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is not just for your phone or camera. Remember that it can cover you for illness, delays, cancellations and loss of luggage. Whichever country you travel to, it is recommended that you have travel insurance.

Vaccines
As with all travel, seek medical guidance or advice for any recommended or required vaccination. Check the required vaccinations for Ecuador before you travel.

Pre Travel Training
Before you set off on your adventure, make sure you are prepared for what is ahead. EarthsHands volunteers can make use of these training options that we have checked and have decided are beneficial to all travellers.

Travel Academy pre-travel training.

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Animal Conservation Ecuador

If you are unable to volunteer, a donation can be made to the Animal Rehab & Rainforest Conservation Ecuador project.

Your donation will be greatly received and we will provide you with a certificate of donation for your records.

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No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.

EarthsHands will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation.

EarthsHands will accept donations of cash or publicly traded securities. Gifts of in-kind services will be accepted at the discretion of EarthsHands.

Certain other gifts, real property, personal property, in-kind gifts, non-liquid securities, and contributions whose sources are not transparent or whose use is restricted in some manner, must be reviewed prior to acceptance due to the special obligations raised or liabilities they may pose for EarthsHands.

EarthsHands will provide acknowledgments to donors meeting tax requirements for property received by the charity as a gift. However, except for gifts of cash and publicly traded securities, no value shall be ascribed to any receipt or other form of substantiation of a gift received by EarthsHands.

EarthsHands will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, EarthsHands will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.

EarthsHands will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to EarthsHands.

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