Amazon Rainforest Wildlife Conservation

Join a team of international participants and work on critical conservation within the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. 

Highlights:

• Earn skills, experience, and qualifications that will help move you closer to your dream job in conservation.
• Immerse in a new culture while living in the small village of Oxapampa
• Conduct critical, ground breaking conservation activities in the Amazon
• Complete online courses endorsed by the University of Richmond in the United States

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Join top local as well as international organizations as they work on critical conservation which contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals #15, Life on Land.

Situated in Oxapampa, a village in the Amazon you will work closely with local field staff on conservation initiatives. As a participant you could expect to be involved in key conservation efforts:

• camera trapping and reviewing data
• mammal tracking
• forest conservation and reforestation activities
• bird and biodiversity monitoring. 

You will be motivated to generate new solutions and propose new elements to improve contribution to conservation in the reserve in South Africa.

Interns are required to complete weekly assignments and host leadership days. While on program, interns are supported by a dedicated mentor.

This program includes an optional wildlife conservation online courses which must be completed in order to obtain a certificate offered in partnership with the University of Richmond in the United States.

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Costs / Benefits

Since we opened our doors in 1998, we have spent over 65% of all funds directly on our projects. It is our mission to support field operations in the long term. Rather than abandon programs that recruit fewer volunteers we strategically invest from our fully staffed sites to help maintain our presence across the globe. The remaining 35% that is not directly invested in our programs covers the cost of volunteer recruitment, the operations of our head office.

Cost for the program by duration:
• 2 weeks - £2,445
• 4 weeks - £3,145
• 6 weeks - £3,795
• 8 weeks - £4,445
• 10 weeks - £5,095
• 12 weeks - £5,745

Requirements

• 18+
• Good physical fitness