Altai Snow Leopard |
Altai Snow Leopard
Tolmachevo Airport Novosibirsk, Russia
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14 Days from £1,480* per person
Provider: Biosphere Expeditions These conservation working holidays will take you to the high mountains of Central Asia to survey snow leopards and their prey animals such as the argali mountain sheep and the Altai ibex, as well as other animals including marmots and birds. You will be working as part of a small international team from a base camp set at 2300 m at the foot of a 3500 m remote mountain range and overlooking a vast area of open steppe. You will… more |
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Honduras Coral Reef |
Honduras Coral Reef
La Ceiba Airport, Atlantida, Honduras
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14 Days from £1,390* per person
Provider: Biosphere Expeditions These SCUBA diving conservation volunteer holidays will take you to the world’s second largest reef system in the middle of the Cayos Cochinos Natural Monument in the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Honduras. The purpose of the survey programme is to provide data on the current biological status of the reefs and of population levels of protected species within the marine protected area. Data collection follows an internationally recognised coral reef monitoring programme, called Reef Check, and will be… more |
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Malaysia Coral Reef, Sharks, Dolphins |
Malaysia Coral Reef, Sharks, Dolphins
Tioman Island Mersing Johor Malaysia
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14 Days from £1,390* per person
Provider: Biosphere Expeditions This SCUBA diving voluntourism project will take you to Tioman, the Malaysian island named by Time Magazine as one of the world's most beautiful. Working in a very small group of five participants, one scientist and one expedition leader, you will assist the local researcher to study and protect the local Marine Park's beautiful but fragile coral reefs, as well as its marine megafauna such as sharks, dolphins & turtles. For the first five days of training and familiarising yourself… more |
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Peru Cats, Primates, Et Al |
Peru Cats, Primates, Et Al
Iquitos Airport, Peru
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7 Days from £1,090* per person
Provider: Biosphere Expeditions This wildlife volunteer expedition will take you to a remote biodiversity hotspot of the upper Amazon rainforest. As part of a small international team, you will experience living and working in the jungle together with local biologists on an important wildlife survey concentrating on cats, primates and other flagship species of the Amazon to aid community conservation efforts and the development of sustainable management strategies. Based at a comfortable jungle lodge in a remote part of the forest, you will… more |
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Western Australia Turtles |
Western Australia Turtles
Broome Airport, Djugun, Western Australia, Australia
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7 Days from £1,180* per person
Provider: Biosphere Expeditions This voluntourism project will take you to the strikingly beautiful coastline of Western Australia to conduct a survey of iconic Australian flatback turtles. You will measure and tag turtles, as well as observe and record data about their nesting behaviour. You will also help to collect DNA samples. This is a very hands-on project working from a remote but very comfortable and modern beach resort with the aim of determining flatback turtle nesting numbers and how far dispersed this genetic… more |
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Namibia Leopard, Caracal, Cheetah |
Namibia Leopard, Caracal, Cheetah
Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport, Namibia
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14 Days from £1,690* per person
Provider: Biosphere Expeditions This wildlife volunteering vacation will take you to the beautiful Khomas Hochland (highlands) in central Namibia to conduct a survey of African cats (mainly leopard, but also caracal, cheetah, etc.) and their interrelationship with humans and prey animals (such as giraffe, eland, kudu, zebras, etc.). As part of a small team you will learn some bush skills and then follow collared cats on foot and in the expedition Land Rovers to record information about the animal’s behaviour. You will also… more |
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Slovakia Wolf, Lynx, Wildcat |
Slovakia Wolf, Lynx, Wildcat
Bratislava Airport, Slovakia
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7 Days from £980* per person
Provider: Biosphere Expeditions This ecovolunteer project will take you to the Carpathian mountains of Slovakia to monitor lynx, wolf & wildcat populations and their interrelationship with prey species. You will be part of a small international team, working with the local scientist and contributing to an important piece of research. You will track large carnivores through snow in the forest and meadow habitats of the mountains (using snow shoes, which are easy to use) and you may be involved in capturing and radio-collaring… more |
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Maldives Coral Reef & Whale Sharks |
Maldives Coral Reef & Whale Sharks
Male Airport, Maldives
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7 Days from £1,690* per person
Provider: Biosphere Expeditions This SCUBA diving voluntourism project will take you to the beautiful 26 coral atolls that make up the Republic of Maldives. There you will help marine biologists study and protect its spectacular coral reefs and resident whale shark population. All this because the Maldives government identified a need for further research and monitoring work as far back as 1997. Biosphere Expeditions is addressing this need with your help and will train you as a Reef Check EcoDiver. With this qualification… more |
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Emirates Oryx & Wildcat |
Emirates Oryx & Wildcat
Dubai Airport - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
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7 Days from £980* per person
Provider: Biosphere Expeditions This environment volunteer project will take you to the iconic sandy desert landscape of the Arabian Peninsula. Working alongside scientists from the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, you will be part of a small international team, monitoring Arabian oryx, Gordon's wildcat and other desert species. From a comfortable oasis field camp you will venture out in the expedition Land Rovers and on foot to study oryx behaviour and social structures, camera- and live-trap Gordon's wildcat and monitor Macqueen’s bustard by radio… more |
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Azores Whales, Dolphins, Turtles |
Azores Whales, Dolphins, Turtles
Horta Airport, Horta, Portugal
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7 Days from £1,220* per person
Provider: Biosphere Expeditions This conservation work expedition will take you to the Azores Archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean to study whales, dolphins and loggerhead turtles. You will photograph whales and dolphins and record them for local and international monitoring databases as part of a small international team. You will listen to and make recordings of whale and dolphin vocalisations and capture loggerhead turtles in the open ocean for tagging and release. All this in an effort to elucidate the animals’… more |
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