Immerse yourself and your family in a completely different world on this baboon rehabilitation project. This will certainly be a very different family holiday, with all of you working together to help care for primates that have been orphaned or injured. Prepare to get mucky cleaning enclosures and offering care, go to bed each night feeling tired, but like you have made a genuine contribution.
At several National Parks in Japan you can volunteer in nature-based tourism and cultural tourism. It is part of your tasks to provide information to guests at the parks' visitor centres and on guided tours about nature and culture, and to support the team in various tasks related to management, operations, marketing, conservation and tourism development.
This amazing project is home to about 300 Vervet Monkeys and Baboons and allows volunteers to be part of their efforts to rescue, care for and release monkeys back to nature. It is situated in an area that has troops of wild baboons, zebra, porcupine and other animals visiting on most days and evenings and the area offer much to see and to experience!
Get hands-on with Africa's famous wildlife and learn from some of the region's top conservationists - this rhino orphanage has even featured on the TV show 'The Supervet'! From bottle-feeding orphaned baby rhinos to monitoring adult rhinos that have been successfully released back into the wild, discover a whole holistic overview of rhino rehabilitation.
The programme for protecting the desert elephants gives you an insight into Namibia and nature at its best. You will experience intense moments in which you can observe fascinating animals in the wild, when you spend nights under the stars in apparently endless landscapes and become acquainted with the culture and nature of the country.
Join an award-winning project and become part of an active research team. Learn to dive or develop current skills whilst carrying out surveys and data collection. Research findings are used to enforce government preservation of the beautiful reefs. Live on an idyllic private island in the Caribbean.
If you are an adventurer looking for time-out which will benefit you in the long-term, then this course with training as Field Guide, level 1, is the right choice for you. In 55 days you will learn the essentials about the interplay of reserve, flora and fauna from experienced and highly qualified instructors. The programme focuses on delivering training and further education directly in the wild.
Work alongside scientific researchers to document the Amazon ecosystem. Study local wildlife including endangered Blue-headed macaw, jaguars and monkeys. Conserve the Amazon rainforest by supporting sustainable community initiatives. Live in an award-winning ecolodge in the heart of the Peruvian rainforest.