Long Term Wildlife Program

Israel - Europe

Join this unique long term conservation program in the spectacular desert landscape of the Arava, Israel and help to re-populate the nature reserve with the species of animals mentioned in the Bible!

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$ 300

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Project length:	Min 8 weeks
Project costs:	US$300 for 8 weeks
Location of project:	Yotvata Nature Preserve 40km north of Eilat, Israel
Arrival airport:	Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion or Eilat
Volunteer work:	Feeding animals and cleaning habitats, maintenance, observations and data collection
Number of participants:	2 long-term International volunteers
Age limit:	18 - 60

What's Included

Accommodation:	Shared apartment on a Kibbutz
Airport pickup:	Included on arrival day (only from Eilat airport)
Orientation kit:	full project details will be sent following registration
Training:	Pre-departure preparation and In-country orientation
Support:	Local in-country team and 24hr emergency support

What's Not Included

Flights, Insurance, Personal expenses, Visa (if required) and Food (around $10 per day).

About the project

The mission of Yotvata Hai-Bar (Wildlife Preserve) Nature Reserve is to establish reproduction groups for populations of wild animals that are mentioned in the Bible; but have disappeared from the landscape, as well as for other endangered desert animals. The reserve is dotted with Acacia trees and includes a variety of desert habitats: an Acacia forest, a salt marsh, and sand dunes. The reserve has three parts: a three-acre penned-in open area, where herds of herbivorous animals live in conditions similar to those in the wild; the Predators Centre, where reptiles, small desert animals, and large predators are on display; and the Desert Night Life Exhibition Hall, where night and day are reversed so that visitors to the reserve can observe nocturnal animals during their active hours. Long-term volunteers are needed to join the Israel Nature & Parks Authority (NPA) staff with its on-going conservation and animal care work at the Wildlife Preserve.

Volunteer work and contribution

Volunteers will become an integral part of the NPA staff at the Wildlife preserve and other nature reserves in the southern region of the Arava and Eilat. Duties include: feeding animals and cleaning habitats, maintenance, observations and data collection, accompanying & assisting park rangers, field work and constructing enrichment facilities. During the summer long-term volunteers may be asked to lead short- term workcamps of 6 volunteers at the preserve.

Accommodation

International volunteers will stay in basic shared apartment in Kibbutz Grofit with the Israeli National Service volunteers, 10 minutes drive form the Hai-Bar. Apartment includes: rooms suited for 2 - 3 people, beds, bathroom, shower, and fully equipped kitchen. You will be driven each day to the wildlife preserve by the NPA staff.

Not just work...

The overseas volunteer will have the opportunity to meet and to work with local volunteers. You will experience life on a kibbutz and get to know up close this starkly beautiful desert landscape, situated on the African-Syrian rift and directly on the migratory bird route. The international beach resort of Eilat is only 40 kilometers away, if you want some snorkeling or a bit of night life.