You might be wondering what conservation volunteering has to do with backpacking, well quite simply put, conservation volunteering, is a way of seeing parts of the world you wish to see, while doing something good for the planet or the wildlife. In exchange for your help with the project, you get all your accommodation and meals, and the experience of a lifetime.
Without conservation projects, many species of plants and wildlife would cease to exist. In order to run these conservation projects successfully, volunteers are essential. There just isn’t enough money for these projects to go ahead without people volunteering to help.
As a conservation volunteer, you can visit some of the most beautiful places on the planet and do your bit to help stop these areas from vanishing. There are hundreds of conservation projects going on around the world all the time because mankind is constantly encroaching on the habitats of already endangered species and wildlife needs protecting.
As well as doing your bit for the environment and the future of the planet, you also get a very cheap holiday of course. No conservation project expects people to work all the time, so there’s always plenty of time to see the sights, and enjoy the attractions locally as well.
You could volunteer on a big game reserve near the coast of South Africa, or get hands on scientific experience of large carnivores in the African wilderness of Namibia. You could spend time nursing injured and orphaned monkeys, baboons, snakes, and crocodiles even getting the chance to help release monkeys back into the wild if you stay for a while. And if tending to animals isn’t something you can cope with, then there’s always tree planting, coastal restoration, and surveying the flora and fauna in places like New Zealand or Australia. There are just so many places and causes to choose from and all of them very worthwhile.
All projects vary in what they include and exclude, but as a guide, you might expect to find that your accommodation and meals will be provided, you’ll get a briefing and orientation into what the project is about and what will be expected of you, and support and assistance from the project co-ordinator while you’re there. You’ll have to pay for your own flights, travel insurance, excursions, and souvenirs, and in most cases things like e-mail, and phone calls.
Top Tip
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