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Texas Wildlife Rescue

The Texas Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Center program was established to help rescue displaced, orphaned and injured wildlife, with the aim of healing and releasing them back into the wild. If that’s not possible, then to let the animals live with dignity within the sanctuary.

The Volunteer Project

You’ll be assisting will feeding and cleaning cages, care of animals, landscaping, food preparation, laundry and entering data.

If you can bring skills like maintenance, carpentry, landscaping or mechanics, they will be very welcomed and used to help with the day-to-day running of the Sanctuary. You’ll also be helping out with educational talks at businesses or schools to raise public awareness about wildlife matters and issues in urban areas.

You will be working with the following animals (some young or babies):

Fawns (bottle feeding)
Baby squirrels
Baby songbirds
Baby opossums, armadillos, domestic animals, etc.
Exotic birds and reptiles
Juvenile opposums
Water birds
Baby raccoons
Baby skunks
Baby raptors
Baby cottontails or jackrabbits
Foxes
Bats
Snakes
Primates

If you decide to join the program for longer than two months, you will also be trained in admittance procedures and guidelines, and also how to deal with emergency cases.

Project Location

The center is located at Kendalia in the heartlands of Texas Hill Country. During your spare time you will have the chance to visit the various attractions of this state, including Houston, Dallas, and Austin, along with seeing Texas traditions such as ranches and rodeos.

Accommodation & Meals

You’ll be accommodated at 1 of the 3 volunteer houses located at the center. Though houses will sometimes be mixed, rooms are single sex only. You will have two bathrooms available to all the volunteers in each house, as well as kitchen and living areas.

You will be buying your own food and cooking during the program and we recommend a budget of $48/€37 - $57/€44 for food every week.

Programme Overview

Prices & Durations: 4 weeks - $929/€699, 8 weeks - $1479/€1099, 12 weeks $2039/€1549

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

What is included?
Project donation
Airport transfers
Orientation on arrival
All accommodation
Travel insurance
£50 International Phone Card
Full assistance & emergency contact
Weekly transport to the local town
Phone & Internet facilities onsite

What is not included?
All flights
Meals
Email or phone charges
Any excursions over not on itinerary

Programme Summary:
Provide rescue, rehabilitation and release of orphaned and displaced wildlife. Provide sanctuary for non-releasable wild animals.

Arrival dates: See further information

See what our volunteer says:
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