Wildlife conservation and community volunteer projects and internships worldwide
I woke up to a spider crawling across my face. If I were back home, I think I would’ve panicked and flung myself out of bed as quickly as humanly possible. Maybe because I’m getting used to the bugs here (or maybe because I was still half-asleep) I just brushed the spider away and fell […]
December 31st 2023
Ready for the adventure of a lifetime that combines travel, valuable work experience, and making a meaningful impact on the world? Look no further! Coral reefs, sometimes overlooked as mere underwater formations, are the lifeblood of our oceans, providing a home to a diverse array of marine life and supporting coastal communities with crucial food […]
December 29th 2023
I’m halfway through my 10 weeks in Amazonian Peru and I’m yet to see a jaguar or Paddington bear. But we did catch something rather unusual on the camera traps recently. Volunteering with Camera Traps and Making the Most of it! We’d set up the camera traps for 24 hours on a trail close to […]
December 26th 2023
During my fourth week of living next door to a bullet ant nest, the inevitable happened. “Ouch!” Maria, the other intern, yelped with tears in her eyes. “I think I’ve just been stung by a wasp! Ouch! It really hurts!” She showed me her finger, which looked a little swollen and had clearly been stung […]
December 17th 2023
It’s the end of my third week here in deepest darkest Peru. I think I’ve sweated more in the last 3 weeks than I have in the rest of my life combined. I have more insect bites than I can count. I’ve drank so much water that I think I must be close to transforming […]
December 10th 2023
Every morning I wake up to the absolute racket that the insects outside make. The cicadas are among the loudest of this out-of-tune orchestra, emitting an electronic sound not unlike a car alarm. But I’ve already given insects a lot of attention in my last post, so today I’ll focus on the other animals I’ve […]
December 5th 2023
