Category: Wildlife Rehabilitation

An Inspirational Research Facility I Called Home: 4 Weeks On Isla De Utila!

By: John Lindegren
Project: Wildlife Research Internship in Honduras

"The project is a truly remarkable place. Not only do the researchers and volunteers collect data and information about life on the island in an exceptional  manner, they also try to spre...

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Wonderful Manatee World

By: Rae Stegall
Project: Manatee Rehabilitation Internship in Belize

  My first report tanked because I lost it TWICE thanks to the  quality of internet in Belize. I was even at an internet café, which is mostly the  only place to get wifi, so we only g...

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My report from Utila, Honduras

By: Alvaro Gomollon
Project: Wildlife Research Internship in Honduras

  When I first heard about the project I was attending a lecture made by my ESS (Environmental systems and Societies) teacher. He told us that he had found it on the Internet and that if ...

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Summary Report

By: Krista Stark
Project: Sloth Reintroduction project in Costa Rica

  "Overall, my experience at the Center was life changing. By the end of the project, I wished I could have spent more time at the center, as I felt I was only just starting to understand...

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My first report on the Sloth project

By: Krista Stark
Project: Sloth Reintroduction project in Costa Rica

  "I am currently a student at Duke University, going into my second year. I am majoring in environmental sciences and hope to work closely with the environment and species that comprise ...

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What a crazy, amazing, eye-opening experience!

By: Noa Parker
Project: Primate Rehabilitation Internship in Belize

"What a crazy, amazing, eye-opening experience this was. It truly is a magical place where rehabilitation, conservation and education efforts happen daily through Paul, Zoe and all the volunteer...

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Big Ben Release

By: Grace Karcher
Project: Manatee Rehabilitation Internship in Belize

  April 15, 2016 Today we have released Ben the manatee into the wild. It was a long grueling morning beginning with getting him onto the load platform in his concrete pool. We all hel...

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How I helped a baby Manatee named Kahleesi

By: Tara Hamlin
Project: Manatee Rehabilitation Internship in Belize

  "Upon my arrival in Belize, I had no idea what to expect. I couldn't wait to arrive at at the house where i would be living for the next month. After a long, long journey to Sarteneja i...

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Researching species on the island of Utila

By: Stephanie Boone
Project: Wildlife Research Internship in Honduras

  "I recently returned from the island of Utila in Honduras where I was a research assistant at the Conservation and Research Facility. I highly recommend this trip to anyone who would lo...

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Volunteering in Peru

By: Rick Gurinder
Project: Wildlife Rehabilitation in Amazonian Peru

  "My experience with Global Nomadic was very good.  I was a volunteer there for two months. In the beginning, I was skeptical about this trip, because I had never gone out of the cou...

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My time on the Wildlife project in Flores

By: Noam Shalev
Project: Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship in Guatemala

  "Working at the centre was amazing and incredibly rewarding. As to be expected there is little to no direct human to animal interaction unless you happen to be working with the baby mon...

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Combining my time between the Manatees and the Primates

By: Mitch Thomas
Project: Primate Rehabilitation Internship in Belize

  "My time at the primate and manatee rehabilitation project was a dream come true.  It allowed me the experience of working extremely closely with monkeys and manatees in a way that I n...

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My time on the Primate project in Belize

By: Michelle Scanlon
Project: Primate Rehabilitation Internship in Belize

  "Arriving at the Belize airport it still didn't hit me that I was in a different country, until I saw the immigrations line. There were three lines that were moving as fast as a turtle....

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Rehabilitating Primates in Belize

By: Lauren Ezersky
Project: Primate Rehabilitation Internship in Belize

  "I recently had the best time working with rescued primates and manatees! It was so awesome to feed and interact with another species. Especially knowing that you are helping to rehabil...

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Making a Difference - Working with Manatees in Belize

By: Emily Carpenter
Project: Manatee Rehabilitation Internship in Belize

  "Michelle had come to fruit chop to say goodbye to everyone. My hands were covered in dirt and grime from the water hyacinths, but she gave me a hug anyways; I made sure not to get my g...

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My time on the Primate Rehabilitation internship

By: Deandra Chipilliquen
Project: Manatee Rehabilitation Internship in Belize

  "My experience at this project is one that I will surely never forget. The journey in Belize to get there was full of winding roads with an amazing view of Belize. With the sun coming t...

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Mix Fieldwork with Archaeology and Community Outreach

By: Chiara Civardi
Project: wildlife rehabilitation

  "Volunteering at WCS Brazil does not solely mean doing fieldwork in the Pantanal and Cerrado regions.  It’s much more than that: in fact, you not only get the chance to interact with...

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Daily report from each week on the Primate Rehabilitation project

By: Joseph Kizior
Project: Primate Rehabilitating in South Africa

Thursday May 19th I woke up at 3:50am for morning feed. That’s when we take the food/pourage/water bowls and put them in the marms (marsupuals) cages. It’s pretty easy but I had to wake up...

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Rehabilitating Manatees in Belize

By: Kara Millaci
Project: Manatee Rehabilitation Internship in Belize

"I have had some pretty amazing experiences living in Belize for a month at Wildtracks. Bottle feeding the younger manatees was definitely a highlight of my days.  To be able to get in the water...

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The Fieldwork

By: Chiara Civardi
Project: Wildlife rehabilitation in Brazil

A pick-up truck was waiting for me in Campo Grande. It was covered by a thin layer of red dust, coming from what they call “terra roxa”, purple soil. Forget asphalt. This sand, whose colour i...

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