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Florida Wildlife Sanctuary Volunteer

The centre needs volunteers to help it carry out daily activities. If you have a particular skill such as landscaping, mechanics, carpentry or maintenance you will have plenty of opportunity to use these skills during your time at the sanctuary.

Occasionally you may have the possibility to help out with tour groups in order to educate the public as to why wild animals aren’t good pets, and also about animal endangerment and extinction.

Volunteer Role

The Wildlife Sanctuary depends on volunteers to support the centre and help care for the injured, orphaned and rescued animals. Resident animals range from big cats, such as leopards, cougars and tigers to primates, wolves, bears and native American animals.

During your time at the sanctuary, some of the tasks you may become involved with include:

Animal care
Cleaning cages
Food preparation and feeding
Cage construction
Fundraising
Data entry
Grounds maintenance
Sorting fresh produce, rotating food supplies and enrichment.

Location

Near Zolfo Springs, Florida (approx. 1.5 hrs from Orlando)

Accommodation and Meals

You will stay in shared living quarters either in static caravans or small cabins on the sanctuary grounds. The accommodation is basic but comfortable with private bathrooms with hot showers, air conditioning, electricity, TV, VCR and DVD.

Female volunteers usually stay in the cabins while male volunteers live in the static caravans.

Meals are home-cooked and most of the cleanup and cooking duties are rotated among participants. Vegetarian or vegan meals are available upon request.

Programme Overview

Prices & Durations:
4 weeks - $1779/€1349,
6 weeks - $2309/€1749,
8 weeks - $2939/€2249,
10 weeks - $3559/€2699,
12 weeks - $4169/€3249

How to book & pay:
$339/€259 deposit to secure place, balance due 10 weeks before departure.

What is included?
Orientation
All accommodation
Full support from coordinator
Weekly transport to local town
Buddy list of volunteers
Airport Transfer
Telephone facilities
24 hour support

What is not included?
All flights
Travel Insurance
Personal Items
Email or phone charges
Any additional excursions

Programme Summary:
The main focus of this wildlife sanctuary is to give lifetime care to abused, confiscated, neglected or unwanted exotic animals.

Arrival dates:
2007: 5th August, 2nd & 30th September, 4th November, 2nd & 30th December

2008: 3rd February, 2nd March, 6th April, 4th May, 1st June, 6th July,
3rd & 31st August, 5th October, 2nd & 30th November