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Join our manatee conservation project and help monitor these incredible animals from a boat. Volunteers observe manatees, document sightings, collect environmental data, and identify possible threats to their habitat. During surveys, you may also encounter monkeys, birds, spiders, and other local wildlife while learning about this unique ecosystem. 🌿
4 hours of help per day
Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.
Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Amount: US$ 350 Per week
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
Description: **description:** The $350 weekly contribution supports manatee conservation through volunteer meals, twice-daily boat monitoring, fuel and maintenance, as well as educational materials, books, cameras, and recording equipment. Funds also helps collect informations on sightings, habitat, and threats, strenghtening research and environmental education
2 days off per week
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Beginner English or Beginner Spanish
Between 18 and 65 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Our Manatee Conservation Project focuses on protecting and monitoring manatees through daily boat surveys, habitat observation, data collection, and environmental education.
Volunteers travel by boat to monitoring areas and observe manatees while collecting important information about their environment.
During the surveys, we may also encounter monkeys, birds, spiders, and other local wildlife. 🐒🦜
We record information such as:
• Manatee sightings.
• Tides.
• Water levels.
• Weather conditions.
• Water temperature.
These observations support our manatee conservation work and help volunteers better understand the importance of protecting these animals and their ecosystem.
Volunteers participate in two daily monitoring sessions:
Morning: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., before breakfast.
Afternoon: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Activities include:
• Traveling by boat to monitoring areas.
• Observing manatees.
• Recording sightings.
• Monitoring environmental conditions.
• Collecting information about tides, water levels, weather, and water temperature.
• Observing other local wildlife when encountered.
• Smoking is not allowed during monitoring activities on the boat.
• Drinking alcohol is not allowed during monitoring activities on the boat.
