Volunteers needed in Greece

  Greece

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Early May - late October

Description: Volunteers will be required to interact with the general public of many nationalities. Duties include night surveys on the beaches monitoring and tagging nesting females, early morning beach patrol to monitor nests, public awareness in the form of talking to tourists on the beach during the day to ensure they comply with guildelines set down by The National Marine Park of Zakynthos, slide show presentations at local hotels, nest excavations 2 weeks after hatchlings first emerge, and selling fund-raising items in our kiosk.

Highlights: This is a lifetime experience for anyone to become involved in ensuring the future of the endangered loggerhead turtle in the most important nesting area in the whole Mediterranean.

Qualifications: No qualifications are required for this voluntary position. The only requirement is general good health, and a minimum participation period of 28 days.

Cost in US$: 500

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: We have volunteers from all over the World, male and female aged 18-74. The group enjoy a good off duty social life.

Age Range: 18-99

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Greece Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 6-8

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Earth, Sea & Sky's Mission Statement: We work to protect and conserve the flora and fauna of Zakynthos, with particular emphasis on the Loggerhead (Caretta-caretta) turtle and Gerakas beach within the National Marine Park of Zakynthos. Our ethos is, we may not be able to save the World, but we can all do our bit to save our corner of it.

Year Founded: 1998