The Wildlife Rescue Centre (WRC)

Wildlife Rescue Centre

The Wildlife Rescue Center was founded by Dutch-born Edwin Wiek in early 2001. This center has given shelter to a number of different wild animals, some of them for a short period and for some of them it will continue to give shelter for the rest of their lives.

At the center you can find a variety of macaques (5 species), 2 species of gibbon, several species of civets, loris, small and big cats (leopard cats, tigers), bears, crocodiles and exotic birds. The center tries to provide these animals with enclosures as close to nature as possible or, where possible, reintroduction to the wild.

Our centre tries to provide all of these animals with enclosures and living conditions as close to "natural" as possible. Our overall objective will always be to rehabilitate these animals back into the wild.

The centre always needs help from animal lovers whether in the form of volunteer work, donations or professional help such as veterinary experience.

Volunteer Duties

As a volunteer at the Wildlife Rescue Centre, you will spend a significant amount of time preparing food for the animals, serving it to them and cleaning their enclosures. This includes a variety of ancillary jobs, such as cleaning food bowls, equipment and food preparation areas. Other time is spent preparing enrichments for the animals and also giving tours to visiting tourists as well as assisting development of the education centre. Depending upon the number of volunteers and ongoing activities at the time, there will also be work in connection with building/upgrading enclosures, usually involving a lot of digging and painting.

The types and variety of duties will depend largely on the duration of stay of each volunteer and number and skills of volunteers participating. Some of the work is also seasonal and dependent upon available resources on-site at the time.

Volunteer requirements

Volunteers must have enthusiasm, compassion for animals and team spirit. Volunteers must have a good level of fitness as some of the work required can be strenuous. No animal experience is necessary, although representatives from relevant fields are more than welcome to contribute to the team.

Volunteers must be able to speak English to a good basic level.

Duration

The minimum stay at the Wil,dlife Rescue Centre is 2 weeks. There is no maximum length of stay - some volunteers stay up to 6 months - and volunteers are welcome to extend their visit further once at the centre.

Please contact us for volunteering prices.

Application

You can ask for additional information about our projects, including any conditions for volunteering and extended trip costs. If you are interested in a volunteer position, please send an e-mail or letter of motivation via email to volunteer@wfft.org explaining your interest in the project, a brief paragraph about yourself and your proposed length of stay.

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