Volunteers Needed: Animal Refuge Project in Namibia

  Namibia

Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months and 1-2 years
Dates: See website for dates

Description: Care for neglected and orphaned wild animals when you volunteer with our Animal Refuge Project in Namibia. Animal Refuge volunteers will be working on an animal farm in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. As a volunteer on the project, you will be giving personal attention to injured and disabled animals. During your time in Namibia, you will be trained how to handle, feed, and care for baby animals such as lions, baboons, and zebras that have been orphaned or abandoned.

In addition to helping with baby animals at the refuge, you will look after older animals that have been injured by hunters or caught in illegal snares. Volunteers will also be involved in helping maintain the farm, including repairing buildings and constructing a fence around the reserve so that the animals can roam safely. As a volunteer with our Animal Refuge Project in Namibia, you will be providing disadvantaged animals with a second chance at life as well as helping maintain the area that is now their home.

Highlights: As a volunteer you will:
* Help raise baby animals
* Monitor and observe animals at the refuge
* Train to care for cheetahs, baboons, and lions
* Erect fences around the reserve
* Perform farm and reserve maintenance
* Guide tours for visitors and tourists

Qualifications:
* Must be between 18-40 years old

Cost in US$: See website

Experience Required: no

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Age Range: 18 and older

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Namibia Independently

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