One of the most popular activities requested by volunteer travellers is to help save endangered wildlife.
There are numerous different programmes which enable to do your bit to help save endangered wildlife. For the vast majority of these programmes you don't need to have any specific skills or qualifications in order to get involved - simply enthusiasm and a strong desire and passion to help save endangered wildlife.
If you would like to help save endangered wildlife on a gap year or career break it's worth spending some time exploring the website and reading up on all of the relevant programmes on offer. We have programmes which help save endangered wildlife - of many different types of species - throughout the world. If you would like to help save endangered wildlife and have a specific animal in mind that you can't find a programme for on the website (or simply have some questions you would like to ask regarding any of the programmes) give one of Real Gap's team of travel advisers a call. All of our travel advisers have taken a gap year themselves and many of them also have first-hand experience of some of the ‘save endangered wildlife' programmes - so they are an excellent source of advice and information.
There are too many ‘Save endangered wildlife' programmes to list in full here but, in order to give you an idea of the type of projects you could get involved with if you want to help save endangered wildlife on your gap year, here are three typical examples.
One of our newest and most exciting projects helping to save endangered wildlife is the Black Rhino Conservation Zimbabwe Project. You can help save endangered wildlife in Zimbabwe, volunteering with black rhinos. This project is endorsed by the WWF and volunteers work closely with a mixture of local Zimbabweans, conservationists and well-respected researchers. This is a great opportunity to help save endangered wildlife and fully experience Zimbabwean culture. Volunteers help to track and monitor the black rhino population in an effort to try and combat the illegal ‘rhino horn' poaching trade.
Save endangered wildlife - Orang-utans
If you would like to help save endangered wildlife somewhere really remote on a gap year or career break then why not get involved with orang-utan conservation on Borneo? Orang-utans are the only great ape found outside of Africa and with the Orang-utan Interaction Volunteer Malaysia, you can help save endangered wildlife by working closely with these amazing ‘people of the forest.' One of the most exciting things about this programme is that, as well as doing your bit to help save endangered wildlife, you also work closely with local Iban tribes - gaining a unique and privileged personal insight in to their daily life and culture.
Save endangered wildlife - Galapagos Islands Giant Tortoises
Another particularly remote and beautiful place to help save endangered wildlife is the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador. The Galapagos Islands are home to some of the world's most unique flora and fauna and are a real wildlife lovers' paradise. With the ‘Galapagos Giant Tortoise Conservation Project' you can help save endangered wildlife in this beautiful setting by volunteering on this extremely rewarding Giant Tortoise breeding project.
The threat to turtle populations throughout the world has increased steadily and something must be done before these creatures become extinct. Turtle eggs are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world and so supporting turtle populations is vital.
We have a number of turtle conservation projects spanning South America and Asia if you want to get involved in a worthwhile Save Endangered Wildlife project.
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