Do something different on holiday - go on a volunteer holiday for wildlife and conservation

There are many ways to help wildlife conservation efforts and one of them is to have more of a hands-on approach and help practically.  A great way to do this is to have a volunteer holiday!   And you don't need a whole year of your life to make a difference - there are short volunteer holidays as well as long ones.

Volunteer holidays may mean doing one or more of several things such as:

• helping to protect and conserve wildlife habitat such as woodland management, coastal conservation and so on.
• helping to care for the animals by preparing food, cleaning out cages, doing enrichment tasks so that the animals have more to do (e.g. building something for their enclosure)
• helping a research team with monitoring and surveying the wildlife they are looking to conserve
• educating local people and children in particular about the animals and why conservation matters

Every volunteer holiday will be different - a lot will depend on how much you are prepared to put in;  as the old saying goes; but there is no doubt that volunteer holidays are a great way to re-charge those batteries, have a complete change of scene, spend time with people who also want to do something positive to help wildlife conservation or animals in general; and they will certainly give you memories to hold for a lifetime!

There are volunteer holidays around the world, caring for a wide variety of animals with everything from penguins to elephants, tigers to whales and dolphins.

Here are just a few ideas - you could head to Romania or Cambodia to help bears or go to South Africa to help primates, or what about a short voulnteer holiday in Europe or the UK?

Volunteer holidays in Europe 
Here are some ideas 

 
Volunteer holidays in the UK  
Help with wildlife habitat &
to keep Britain beautiful