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Trip Details:
| Sender: |
Global Volunteer Network |
| Title: |
Volunteer in Costa Rica |
| Description: |
: The Program Volunteers will work with Baula Turtles between October and February and Olive Ridley Turtles between May and September. The Baula Turtle is a subspecies of the Leatherback Turtle, the biggest marine turtle in the world, weighing as much as 1,900 pounds and reaching nine feet long. Their name is indicative of their backs, which are actually not a shell but a pliable thick leather like skin. The Olive Ridley or 'Lora' or Carpintera is the smallest of its species, weighing in at 75 pounds and measuring only 2 feet. Both species' populations are in sharp decline due to over harvesting of eggs, beach development, fishing, pollution, and being killed for their meat and leather. This program is run by a biologist, and volunteers are supervised by trained personnel, who will give training to volunteers on site. The work is very "hands on" and involves close contact with the turtles. Volunteers are not required to have particular biological knowledge, and so the project is both rewarding and educational. Volunteers are often required to work at night, when turtles lay their eggs, and demanding work during the day under the heat is also needed. Accommodation is very basic, and the facilities are built only for the turtle season. Volunteer roles include beach patrolling, clearing the beach of obstacles, preparing nests, relocation of nests, handling eggs, helping to release baby turtles in season, counting and recording eggs, taking temperatures in nests, repairing protection around nests, and recording the number of turtles arriving. Volunteers will work night and day on a rota basis. This means that each person will work shifts of 4 hours and then rest, and will work 6 to 8 hours a day in total with one free day per week. Days off are negotiable with the director of the project. |
| Dates: |
ongoing |
| Length of Trip: |
ongoing |
| Country: |
Costa Rica |
| Region: |
South America |
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Team Logistics:
Team Description:
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Currently there are placements for up to 15 volunteers, and you can expect to work in groups of 5-15. |
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Requirements:
(age, abilities, qualifications) |
As a volunteer in Costa Rica you must:
* be at least 18 years of age, and not older than 60 years of age
* know at least basic Spanish - this is essential because not all park rangers speak English
* have no health problems
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Cost:
(travel expenses,
room & board...) |
see our website www.volunteer.org.nz |
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