Wildlife conservation and community volunteer projects and internships worldwide
The southern summer of 2024 is around the corner! Here are nine of our favourite tropical and southern hemisphere-based volunteer experiences that are providing vital environmental and animal-specific support right now.
November 24th 2025
Thinking about your next family adventure abroad? Consider family volunteering in 2026! How about a volunteering holiday where you and your loved ones can make a real difference together? Family volunteering abroad offers a chance to reconnect – with each other and with nature – while helping communities, wildlife, and ecosystems around the world. These […]
October 19th 2025
Trimming rhino horn remains one of the most contentious anti-poaching strategies employed within wildlife conservation. It was first used in 1989 in Namibia but gained traction following the 2014 poaching crisis, when 1,215 rhinos were killed in South Africa alone; one rhino every eight hours. A study recently published in Science reported that dehorning rhinos […]
October 11th 2025
When it comes to educational travel, group volunteering trips have emerged as an exciting and impactful option for schools and universities. Instead of a typical class trip spent just sightseeing, more teachers and students are choosing to travel abroad together to volunteer, whether it’s a high school group spending two weeks helping old elephants at […]
August 20th 2025
It’s the age of volunteering abroad for students! Volunteering abroad has become incredibly popular among students and recent graduates, and it’s not hard to see why. Each year, more than 10 million travellers – many of them young people from North America, Europe, and beyond – head overseas to volunteer in communities in need. Youth and students […]
August 13th 2025
On our website, we have previously covered in detail how we ensure that the projects we offer are ethical. In this post, we’ll dive into why that matters — and explore the long-term impact ethical volunteering can have. However, first, let’s ensure we’re on the same page regarding what constitutes unethical volunteering. Unethical volunteering projects […]
August 10th 2025
We have collated 5 of our favourite tree planting volunteer opportunities for those who love to get hands-on with forest restoration. Volunteering to protect and restore trees has never been more important for the sake of our planet and the future of life itself.
June 10th 2025
The interest in volunteering with animals abroad has never been stronger. We see how passionate people are about conserving elephants in Thailand, rescuing turtles in Costa Rica, and rehabilitating wildlife in South Africa. Opportunities to volunteer with animals can be life-changing for the animals and the people involved. However, not all wildlife volunteering is ethical. […]
June 2nd 2025
Situated across a stretch of ocean from the southern point of India, in the south-western corner of the Bay of Bengal, is Sri Lanka. It is an island rich in culture, wildlife and beautiful landscapes, and at its heart lies the Wasgamuwa National Park, a haven for biodiversity. Wasgamuwa is home to large herds of […]
May 11th 2025
