Wildlife and international conservation volunteering - Green Volunteers: voluntary work with animals, in nature conservation, humanitarian and archaeology volunteer work overseas, for a gap year or research project.

Examples of Projects in the Green Volunteers Guide

(Photo: Courtesy Erin McCloskey and Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece)

The following is a selection of projects from the Green Volunteers Guide that are accepting volunteers in the year 2006. Projects are shown in the same format as they appear in the Guide. To apply to the projects listed, please contact the organizations directly.

The Green Volunteers Guide lists over 200 projects and organizations across five continents. New projects are continuously submitted to Green Volunteers. With the purchase of the guide you will be kept up-to-date via an e-mail newsletter and through the Green Volunteers Network Pages of this website.

By purchasing the Green Volunteers Guide online, you will be able to immediately access the Green Volunteers Network Pages and see links to all the projects listed in the guide. You will also be able to view all the projects previously posted in our e-mail newsletter (over 300, many of which are still operating).

The Cost of the Green Volunteers Guide is a one-time fee. You will not be asked to renew your membership or to purchase new editions of the guide! Updates are available, via the Internet, at no extra cost through the Green Volunteers Network Pages of this website. To see the cost of the Green Volunteers Guide and how to access the Green Volunteers Network Pages, please see Ordering the Guide above.

Most of the projects listed in the newsletter are at no or little cost to the volunteer. In the guide we also do our best to select affordable projects.

American Bear Association

A Black Bear Sanctuary in Minnesota

Arcas

A wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Gutemala

Arfa

An NGO devoted to Wildlife Conservation in Venezuela

Biosphere Expeditions

Worldwide wildlife conservation expeditions

CVG - Conservation Volunteers Greece

Summer Work Camps in various Greek habitats

Golden Boomerang Landcare, Australia

Rejuvenating 125 acres of Australian farmland

Great White Shark Population Structure

Studying great white sharks in South Africa

Irish Seal Sanctuary

An opportunity to work year round with seals!

The Marine Mammal Center

A marine mammals rescue center near San Francisco

Marine Turtle & Youth Environmental Education

Sea turtle conservation in Mexico

Oikos Institute

Wildlife Management and Sustainable Development in Tanzania

Reef Check Global Coral Reef Monitoring Program

An international network to conserve coral reefs

Rhino Rescue Project

Conservation work in a reserve in Swaziland

Sea Turtle Conservation Program, Costa Rica

Protect Sea Turtles in the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica

Scottish Wildlife Rescue

Rescue, rehabilitation and release of native birds and mammals

Wakuluzu, Friends of the Colobus Trust

Conservation of endangered primates in Kenya

Volunteer Peten

A conservation, environmental education and sustainable development project in Guatemala

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