Set in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania, this sanctuary currently homes over 100 mistreated and abused bears. Rescued from cramped cages and tourist attractions, these bears can now enjoy freedom in the stunning sanctuary. Volunteers mainly help with food preparation and other ad hoc sanctuary tasks, watched over by the bears. Day trips for school groups are available.
Join a charity that aims to care for people and the environment with the help of horses. Work with horses each day to help provide education and therapy to people who have faced challenges in life, and head out into the forest to rejuvenate the natural environment. Get your fix of city life too living in the UNESCO heritage city of Porto.
Each day, 2000kg of food is wasted in Portugal. Meanwhile, thousands of people are living below the poverty line, unable to afford substantial and healthy meals each day. Volunteers on this project travel around the city of Lisbon collecting unwanted food from retailers, and distribute it to those in need.
Wolves are in severe danger of excinction in Portugal. Their main threat is us - they have been hunted drastically and kept in zoos in awful conditions. Join a wolf sanctuary located in a National Park just outside Lisbon, where you will work with rescued wolves to give them a life as close to the wild as possible.
The goal of our field volunteer program is to contribute to sustainable development in the area of the Inner Ionian island archipelago in Greece. For this activity we monitor two things: seagrass monitoring (June to September) and Mediterannean monk seal monitoring (year round). Volunteers can participate in either activty or potentially both.
Join the conservation team and help save the sea turtles of Kefalonia from extinction by getting involved in a range of hands on activities such as surveying nesting beaches, observing and identifying turtles, measuring light pollution and rescuing hatchlings. Live on the stunning island of Kefalonia, famous for its sandy beaches, rugged coastline and clear blue waters of the Ionian Sea.
Are you inspired by the extraordinary beauty of the Greek islands and looking for a way to help protect endangered marine life? Then join our international team of volunteers on the island of Kefalonia on a research-based sea turtle conservation project. You can choose between Lixouri and Argostoli - or do both!
Ce projet de conservation des tortues marines se déroule de recherche sur l'île de Kefalonia, en Grèce. Les tâches des volontaires sont des patrouilles matinales quotidiennes pour localiser et protéger les nouveaux nids, l'identification des tortues et des études comportementales dans les zones où les tortues de mer nagent, et l'information de la population locale et des visiteurs sur l'île.