Volunteer Abroad Projects in Costa Rica
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Wildlife Rehabilitation Volunteer
Volunteer tasks at our wildlife rescue centre include animal husbandry, diet preparation, enclosure maintenance and educational work.
- Academic
Credit - Free-time
Activities - Free
Lodging - Internet
Access - Training
Provided
Animal Rescue Center
There is plenty of work for volunteers, including animal care, walking the dogs, gardening, housekeeping, kitchen duties and more.
- Free of
Charge - Free-time
Activities - Free
Food - Free
Lodging
Call for Volunteers - 2019-2020 Field Season
Volunteers conduct nightly patrols in search of nesting turtles, assist with data collection and monitoring of nests, and more.
- Free-time
Activities - Nature /
Wildlife - Training
Provided
Biology/Conservation Internship
We are looking for interns that can make a 12-week long commitment to our Wildlife Biology Internship or Conservation Education Internship.
- Academic
Credit - Free-time
Activities - Internet
Access - Nature /
Wildlife - Training
Provided
Make a Big Impact in Costa Rica
Teach English to Ticos who don't have the access to English Classes normally. This is a position teaching English for a minimum period of 3 months.
- Airport
Pickup - Free of
Charge - Free
Food - Free
Lodging - Volunteer
Certificate
Volunteer Field Biologist
Great opportunity to gain wildlife conservation fieldwork experience and learn or improve skills such as rope climbing techniques, bird ringing, map reading and using GIS software.
- Free of
Charge - Free
Lodging - In-country
Transport - Nature /
Wildlife - Training
Provided - Volunteer
Certificate
Animal Husbandry Internship
The prime responsibilities of the Animal Husbandry Intern are to ensure the animals are fed and cared for and enclosures are clean.
- Academic
Credit - Free of
Charge - Free
Food - Free
Lodging - Internet
Access - Training
Provided
Tropical Bird Monitoring Intern
Mountain cloud forest reserve looking for research interns to conduct point count and walking surveys for ongoing bird monitoring study.
- Bus Station
Pickup - Internet
Access - Nature /
Wildlife - Training
Provided - Volunteer
Certificate
Nature Reserve Volunteer
Volunteers and researchers learn about forest recovery and conservation through hands-on experience and daily challenges in the cloud forest.
- Bus Station
Pickup - Internet
Access - Nature /
Wildlife - Training
Provided - Volunteer
Certificate
White-Faced Capuchin Research
A research assistant is needed to aid in collecting behaviour and conservation data on white-faced capuchins in a forest reserve in Costa Rica.
- Free of
Charge - Free
Flights - Free
Food - Free
Lodging - Nature /
Wildlife
Volunteer Coordinator at Animal Rescue Center
The volunteer will help coordinate and run the volunteer program and assist in the management of the rescue center.
- Free of
Charge - Free
Food - Free
Lodging - In-country
Transport - Internet
Access - Stipend /
Small Salary
Conservation of Sea Turtles
We are based at a key nesting ground for three endangered species of sea turtle and our program is dedicated to protecting these species.
- Free-time
Activities - Internet
Access - Nature /
Wildlife - Training
Provided - Volunteer
Certificate