Volunteers and conservation programs
Please view the current volunteer programs below and fill in the contact form with “VOLUNTEER” as the subject so that we can contact you when we have new conservation programs or when WWF needs volunteers in your area.
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Captive Breeding Project Bridled Nailtail Wallaby
Project Kial: A Bridled Nailtail Recovery Program based in Marlborough, Central Queensland, is embarking on an unprecedented captive breeding program run by a community group under the auspices of Queensland’s EPA. We are in need of volunteers and/or students to do a wide variety of work including animal maintenance, research and monitoring. Anyone interested in endangered species, macropods, or wildlife management in general is encouraged to visit www.aace.org.au and click on “Project Kial”. Fill out the volunteer application form or ring Bob Moore on 0407623777. You are guaranteed an experience of a lifetime.
When: 01-May-2010 to 31-Dec-2010
Where: Marlborough QLD, QLD
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Marine Conservation in Brampton Island
Volunteer for two weeks on a Marine Conservation project on an Island National Park in the Whitsunday Islands.
This volunteer project is based on Brampton Island, part of the WhitSundays and home to the world famous Great Barrier Reef. Volunteers will sail by catamaran from Mackay to Brampton Island where you will set up camp on a tropical beach, your home for the next 2 weeks. You will be a part of small team of volunteers assisting the Natural Resource Managers return Brampton Island National Park to its natural state. The majority of the work includes eradicating invasive vegetation, collecting and analysing marine debris and conducting surveys and health checks on the coral reef. In your free time you will have the opportunity to snorkel the reef, explore the island and enjoy the local wildlife; koalas, kangaroos, possums, goannas and more.
GVI has more than 150 critical conservation and humanitarian projects in over 40 countries. Check out our website for more info at http://www.gvi.co.uk/
When: 01-Sep-2010 to 15-Sep-2010
Where: Brampton Island, QLD
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Volunteer on Conservation Projects in Queensland
Assist on valuable conservation projects to help preserve the coastline and forests of Queensland.
Volunteers joining this program will have the opportunity to work alongside Australia\'s leading practical conservation organisation to make a real difference to the environment through practical conservation projects. Projects undertaken in the Townsville and Northern Queensland region will range from protecting and enhancing the natural areas found along the Great Barrier Reef Coastline to protecting the unique vegetation found in and around the tropical rain forests and waterways, the habitat for the widely diverse wildlife found in this area.
GVI has more than 150 critical conservation and humanitarian projects in over 40 countries. Check out our website for more info at http://www.gvi.co.uk/
When: 03-Sep-2010 to 15-Oct-2010
Where: Townsville, QLD
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Tasman Peninsula Seabird Studies
Volunteers are being sought to assist with a project run by the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania.
The major focus of this project is on the breeding success, feeding ecology and population trends of short-tailed shearwaters and little penguins.
Field work involved:
- Whole island population survey
- Identification banding
- Weighing adult birds
- Weighing and measuring chicks
- Data logger deployment
- Blood sampling
The field site is one of Tasmania's offshore islands. Field trips are between 6 and 12 days long. Surveys can often involve crawling through thick undergrowth with backpacks and survey equipment for many hours a day. The project also includes some night work involving attaching and removing loggers. The only infrastructure on the island is a small shed, so all equipment must be shipped on and off with each trip. Transport to the island is by boat leaving from Hobart and is heavily dependent on the weather.
Proposed trip dates are as follows:-
- September 27th to October 4th, 2010
- December 14th to 20th, 2010
- January 18th to 28th, 2011
- January 28th to February 7th, 2011
- February 17th to 28th, 2011
- February 28th to March 9th, 2011
- March 17th to 28th, 2011
- March 28th to April 6th, 2011
Volunteers interested in assisting with this project are asked to email a brief letter of introduction, outlining previous experience to the project leader.
Project leader: Jaimie Cleeland- jaimiec@utas.edu.au
When: 27-Sep-2010 to 06-Apr-2011
Where: Tasman Peninsula, TAS
Conservation Adventure Expedition Australia
Spend two weeks volunteering on conservation projects in Queensland then join a 14 day action packed adventure tour.
Join an action packed 4 week expedition combining the highlights of Queensland Australia's adventure activities with critical conservation projects. After joining your group you will spend the first two weeks of your Australian adventure volunteering for one of Australia’s leading volunteer conservation organisations. The project work is varied and may involve seed collection, weed removal, flora and fauna surveys or habitat protection. Project sites are equally varied and volunteers may be working in tropical rainforests or coastline along the Great Barrier Reef.
Once you have completed the project work you will depart on a 2 week adventure tour taking in Mission Beach, Cairns, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation. During this trip you will have the opportunity to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef, white water raft down the Tully River, enjoy a beginners scuba dive, and spot crocodiles on the Daintree River. This trip has been designed to allow you great flexibility in adding the adventure activities you feel comfortable with, additional optional activities include, scuba diving, zip-line through the rainforest, bungy jumping, sky diving and more.
GVI has more than 150 critical conservation and humanitarian projects in over 40 countries. Check out our website for more info at http://www.gvi.co.uk/
When: 01-Oct-2010 to 29-Oct-2010
Where: Townsville, QLD
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