Help Fund a Wildlife Volunteer

Hi!

My name is Kerry and I have had a had a lifelong involvement in animal welfare causes. Having been involved in various fundraising initiatives, and volunteering on projects with Department of Conservation, SPCA and studying towards a veterinary science degree through Massey University.

An amazing opportunity has arisen to serve animals in need in remote areas. These locations include Surin province, Thailand and Tortuguero National Park and Playa Matapalo, Costa Rica.

Thailand

My trip starts off working with rescued elephants at an elephant sanctuary 60km North of Chiang Mai or at a traditional elephant village in Surin (depending on where I'm most needed).

Volunteer activities will include general care and well-being of the elephants, health checks, and education programs in local communities.

Jalova, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Here I will be based at a research station along the coastal rain forest where we will work along side the local team helping with the long term welfare of the jaguar population. This includes further research and information gathering into the predation of marine turtles by jaguars.

Playa Matapalo, Costa Rica

Activities here include night patrol looking for spawning turtles, searching for turtle nests, working in the hatchery, and monitoring marine turtles released back in wild.

Below is a breakdown of the costs involved & what the money raised will contribute towards

Flights: $4557.49

Travel insurance (compulsory for each program): $496

Surin, Thailand (Starfish Volunteering Thailand): $2016

- 21 nights accommodation

- All meals

- Local transport

- Full time translator

- A donation towards the organisation & the local community http://www.starfishvolunteers.com/elephant-volunteer-projects/

Tortuguero, Costa Rica (Global Vision International): $2,464

- 14 nights accommodation

- All meals

- Project training

- Project equipment

- Local transport

- A donation towards Global Vision International & its partner organisations in Costa Rica http://www.gvi.co.uk/

Playa Matapalo, Costa Rica (G Adventures/ Planeterra): $1499

- 14 nights accommodation

- All meals

- Local transport

- Project training & materials

- A donation towards the Playa Matapalo Sea Turtle Project & its running costs http://www.planeterra.org/funded---sea-turtle-conservation-projects-15.php

Funds raised will also contribute towards transport and accommodation costs on days between projects and any unforeseen costs I may encounter