You may be involved in basic animal care, cleaning cages and feeding, landscaping, data entry, laundry, animal diet preparation, enrichment etc.
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. You may have the chance to visit schools or businesses to help educate the public about urban wildlife issues.
You may have the chance to work with:
- Fawns (bottle feeding)
- Baby squirrels
- Baby songbirds
- Baby opossums, armadillos, domestic animals, etc.
- Exotic birds and reptiles
- Juvenile opposums
- Water birds
- Baby raccoons
- Baby skunks
- Baby raptors
- Baby cottontails or jackrabbits
- Foxes
- Bats
- Snakes
- Primates
By joining for 2 months or longer you will also receiving additional training on admittance guidelines, procedures and emergency arrivals.
What’s Included in the Programme
- Donation: this entails financing that goes directly back into the project that you are involved with. This project fee facilitates funding for items such as equipment, supplies, foodstuffs, medication etc.
- Airport transfer to and from San Antonio International Airport
- Orientation on arrival
- Travel Insurance for duration of project
- £50/67.5€ International Phone Card
- All accommodation during your stay at shared volunteer house
- Full support and assistance from your coordinator throughout your time in Texas
- Transport to the local town for food, toiletries etc that you need
- Buddy list of other volunteers before you go
- Telephone and Internet facilities onsite
- 24 hour support number and contact at Real Gap for emergencies.
What’s Not Included in the Programme
- Flights
- Insurance
- Meals
- All items of a personal nature, such as souvenirs, gifts, clothing (work and other)
- Email or phone charges
- Any excursions over and above your planned itinerary in Texas
Prices & Durations
USA Wildlife Rescue in Texas - 4 weeks £499
USA Wildlife Rescue in Texas - 8 weeks £799
USA Wildlife Rescue in Texas - 12 weeks £1,099
