Zoorefugio Tarqui

Name: Zoorefugio Tarqui
Start: 2019-01-01
End: 2030-01-01
Location: Puyo, Ecuador

Code: 0f75f7e9-e871-11e6-a839-0242ac110024 Copied

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About the project

Zoorefugio Tarqui

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Our partner's mission is to preserve wildlife in the rainforest of Ecuador, which is threatened today by anthropogenic activities. For this purpose, they provide specalized care for the welfare of the animal, by promoting scietific research and offering a message of environmental awarness to general public.

💼 What the programme involves

Currently, our partner takes care of around 300 animals (parrots, mammals, reptiles and big cats) which have been rescued from illegal trafficking. These animals are unable to be released in the jungle since they have lost their natural skills to survive in the jungle by themselves.
Volunteers' help is really important for all the animals, as our partner does not receive any funds from the government. It is a demanding but very rewarding task. Our partner needs people who love animals and do not mind to get hands dirty to improve their quality of life. Volunteers' help is needed throughout the year, 5 days a week and 6 hours a day (8am-12pm and 3pm-5pm).

Tasks :

-Chop the fruit;

-Clean the enclosures;

-Feed the animals;

-Clean the nutrition area, quarantine area and the clinic;

-Clean paths;

-Do enrichment for animals.

7:30am: breakfast; volunteers prepare their meal.

8:00 -10:00am prepare the food for the animals, clean the cages, feed the animals with the zookeeper.

10:00- 12:00 cleaning paths or painting.

12:00: lunch is served by the cook.

12:30 - 3pm: Resting.

3pm - 4:30pm: feeding the animals.

4:30pm - 6pm: Resting.

6pm: Dinner.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will stay in a volunteer house on the project site. It is composed of a kitchen, dinning room, living room, single rooms and double rooms (sheets and blankets are provided,), as well as a shared bathroom. The dwelling is equipped with hot water, Wi-Fi, electricity and a sink to wash clothes.

🍲 Food

Three meals per day are included, from Monday to Friday. For breakfast, volunteers prepare their breakfast in the kitchen. Our partner provides basic things like : bread, eggs, milk, coffee, chocolate, and fruits. However, lunch and dinner are made by a cook and served at the project site.

📍 About the location

The project takes place in the Ecuadorian Amazon, in Puyo city in a small town called Tarqui. To reach it, volunteers must take the bus for 10 min from the bus station of Puyo.

Tarqui is surrounded by 3 indigenous communities.

The town is small with friendly people. It is safe and peaceful.

🎒 Leisure activities

The days off are Saturday and Sunday. Therefore, on these days the volunteers can do some recreational activities such as:

• guided tour in the Amazon jungle;
• visit indigenous communities;
• visit to the city of Puyo;
• visit to the orchid garden;
• practice extreme sports and observe the beautiful landscape in Baños city which is located one hour from Puyo.

⚠️ Requirements

-Respect and passion for wildlife and nature;
- Desire for collaboration;
- Good attitude;
-No professional training is required in the animal sector;
- Willingness to live in community.

🤝 Meeting point

The nearest airport is located in Quito, « Mariscal Sucre Airport » . In Quito, the volunteer must go to the bus station called QUITUMBE which is located at the south of the city. There, he/shemust take a bus straigh to the bus station of Puyo city. Once in Puyo, the volunteer can take a bus or taxi to the Project Zoorefugio Tarqui, it will take around 10 minutes.

ℹ️ Additional information

-El coste de participación es de 170 EUR/semana.
-Duración mínima: 2 semanas.
-Duración máxima: 3 meses.

El programa incluye:
-apoyo del mentor;
-invitación a una excursión cultural;
-alojamiento: con 3 comidas al día;
-asistencia las 24 horas.

El programa no incluye:
-seguro médico (a presentar antes de la llegada);
-billetes de avión;
-gastos de viaje.