Florida Wildlife Sanctuary Volunteer

The centre needs volunteers to carry out duties wherever needed. If you have a certain skill such as mechanics, landscaping, carpentry or maintenance you will have the opportunity to work using these skills during your time at the sanctuary.

Occasionally you may have the chance to assist with tour groups to help educate the public about why wild animals are not good pets, animal endangerment and extinction.

Volunteer Role

The Wildlife Sanctuary is dependent on volunteers to support the centre and help care for the orphaned, injured and rescued animals. Resident animals range from big cats, such as cougars, leopards and tigers to wolves, primates, bears and native American animals. During your time at the sanctuary, some of the activities you may be involved may include:

Animal care
Cleaning cages
Food preparation and feeding
Cage construction
Fundraising
Data entry
Grounds maintenance
Sorting fresh produce, rotating food supplies and enrichment.

Location

Near Zolfo Springs, Florida (approx. 1.5 hrs from Orlando)

Accommodation and Meals

You will be staying in shared living quarters either in small cabins or static caravans on the sanctuary grounds. The accommodation is basic but comfortable with private bathrooms with hot showers, electricity, air conditioning, TV, DVD and VCR.

Female volunteers generally stay in the cabins while male volunteers are accommodated in the static caravans.

Meals are home-cooked and most of the cooking and cleanup duties are rotated among participants.

Programme Overview

Prices & Durations: 4 weeks £959, 6 weeks £1245, 8 weeks £1589, 10 weeks £1919, 12 weeks £2249

How to book & pay:
£195 deposit to secure place, balance due 12 weeks before departure.

What is included?
Orientation
Accommodation and Meals
Full support from coordinator
Weekly transport to local town
Buddy list of volunteers
Airport Transfer
Telephone facilities
24 hour support

What is not included?
All flights
Travel Insurance
Personal Items
Email or phone charges
Any additional excursions

Programme Summary:
The main focus of this wildlife sanctuary in Florida is to give lifetime care to abused, confiscated, neglected or unwanted exotic animals including
big cats, such as cougars, leopards and tigers to wolves and primates.
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Arrival dates: Start dates are flexible.

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