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City/State: Various, along Pacific Coast |
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Country: COSTA RICA
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| Global Volunteer Network |
PO Box 30-968
Lower Hutt
NEW ZEALAND
6001
Phone: (644) 920-1451
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Program description: |
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Volunteers will work with Baula Turtles between October and February and Olive Ridley Turtles between May and September. The Baula Turtle is a subspecies of the Leatherback Turtle, the biggest marine turtle in the world, weighing as much as 1,900 pounds and reaching nine feet long. Their name is indicative of their backs, which are actually not a shell but a pliable thick leather like skin. The Olive Ridley or 'Lora' or Carpintera is the smallest of its species, weighing in at 75 pounds and measuring only 2 feet. Both species' populations are in sharp decline due to over harvesting of eggs, beach development, fishing, pollution, and being killed for their meat and leather.
Volunteer roles include beach patrolling, clearing the beach of obstacles, preparing nests, relocation of nests, handling eggs, helping to release baby turtles in season, counting and recording eggs, taking temperatures in nests, repairing protection around nests, and recording the number of turtles arriving. Volunteers will work night and day on a rota basis. This means that each person will work shifts of 4 hours and then rest, and will work 6 to 8 hours a day in total with one free day per week. Days off are negotiable with the director of the project.
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General program information: |
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Program open to: American, Australian, Canadian, European, kiwi, SouthAfrican
Age range: 18-60
Travel to site: Independent Travel
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Varies
No. in group: 10
Living arrangements on the program: Tents/Rustic Accommodation
How long does the program last?: Various Durations
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Benefits and advantages of the program: |
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These programs will give you a chance to make an important contribution to Costa Rica, while gaining first-hand knowledge about the country and its culture; an experience that will stay with you for the rest of your life.
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Cost or price of this program: |
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Varies from program to program.
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Qualifications required: |
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As a volunteer in Costa Rica you must:
* be at least 18 years of age, and not older than 60 years of age
* know basic Spanish - this is essential because the park rangers do not speak English.
* have no health problems
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