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This placement would suit... those who want to work closely with Australian native creatures by monitoring them and giving them daily care as well as getting involved in wildlife conservation and environmental stuff.
 Volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia on your gap year will provide you with the unique opportunity to learn all about the fascinating Australian wildlife. The focus at the sanctuary is wildlife and habitat conservation and by volunteering through Real Gap, you will be working on on-going, essential projects. Your work will have long-terms benefits to the wildlife, habitats and environment. To get you started on your Australia gap trip, you will receive an arrival package in Adelaide. This includes a transfer from the airport to a city-based hostel, a city sights day tour and two nights dorm accommodation. On the Saturday, you will then catch a bus to nearby Stirling, where you will be met and taken to the wildlife sanctuary. Volunteer Role During the week your role will be varied. Tasks that you may assist with can include: Sanctuary Maintenance - Grounds and weed control
- Landscaping i.e. paths, fences, waterways restoration
- Mulching and pruning
- Planting trees
- Fence walk
- Boardwalk
- Splitting timber
- Maintenance i.e. school, cabin area and car park
- Track and trail maintenance
- Feral- proof fence maintenance
Animal handling and feeding - Assist with Animal Show
- Handling of animal species i.e. reptiles, including snakes
- Assist in animal trapping
- Animal care and feeding
- Participate in Guided Night Walks, including observations of Platypus
- Monitor feed stations
You will have weekends off with the opportunity to travel back into Adelaide for some relaxation! Programme Location The sanctuary is in the Adelaide Hills about 30 minutes from Adelaide city. Accommodation & Meals Whilst you are volunteering, accommodation will be in the grounds of the sanctuary in basic canvas cabins. These cabins have their own shower and toilet. There are at least 4 beds per cabin. Three meals per day are included for the duration of the project, volunteers will eat at an onsite cafe.
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0845 344 7636 |
 | Real Gap Experience offers hundreds of exciting gap year and career breaks from two weeks to two years in over 40 countries. Real Gap and their partners have developed a wide variety of programmes to suit everyone, including adventure travel, sports training and coaching, conservation work, volunteering, paid work, teaching English and expeditions.
A team of experienced travel advisors, all of whom have taken their own gap years, can help you plan your life-changing trip. They can offer you lots of advice and support through the planning stages and get you off to the destination of your dreams.
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