MARINE PROJECTS
We have a varied selection of unusual and exciting
Marine projects. You can cage dive with the Great White Shark, Scuba on
pristine and untouched coral reefs, or monitor Bottlenosed Dolphins ...
unbelievable! You don’t need any qualifications,
just a love of marine life and nature.
For Land-based Conservation projects, please
click here.
Make a difference ... get involved!
AUSTRALIA
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Work With Dolphins:
An idyllic setting, warm oceans, dolphins frolicking in the waves - this
is an excellent project that runs from 1 October to 31 May every year.
Based in Bunbury, Western Australia
MALAYSIA
 SOUTH AFRICA
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Multi-Marine
Project - Sharks, Whales, Penguins, Seals, Dolphins... this is
an extraordinary project in a beautiful location, two hours from Cape Town.
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Dolphin and
Whale Research - based on the spectacular Garden Route. A
wonderful project with accommodation next door to an Elephant Park!
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White Shark Project:
Ever fancied cage diving with the Great White? It's an experience not
to be missed and definitely one for your "Top 10 things to do in your
lifetime" list! You'll get lots of training and much of the work is out
at sea. Cage diving with the sharks may depend on your ability. A
deeply fascinating project that gets the adrenalin pumping. You'll learn a
lot and have an awesome experience.
PLAY A MEANINGFUL ROLE IN PRESERVING ABUSED, THREATENED AND
ENDANGERED SPECIES
You can help in
many ways, for example, by working with the Kenya Wildlife Department,
assisting to protect turtles, or collecting valuable data on the
Hump-backed dolphin for use in research to ensure we don't endanger the
species. Or helping to preserve the hitherto untouched coral reefs off the
coast of Brunei ... before it's too late. Or you could gain valuable diving
experience and at the same time learn how to run a Dive Centre and what
part it plays in Malaysia tourism sector.
As with all voluntary projects, they are
an excellent entry on your CV and they put you ahead of your competitors
in the job market.
The type of work varies
depending on the project and country you choose. We have projects which
include aspects of the following: field research,
observation, night watches, boat maintenance, cleaning duties,
enrichment projects, diving,
learning, educating, photographing, building, painting and much more
depending on the requirements of the project.
Whatever you find
yourself doing, it will be worthwhile and satisfying. The consequence of
your contribution, the bond you develop with nature and the memories that
you’ll take home with you, are immeasurable and they last a lifetime. Make
a difference - get involved!
CONSERVATION MATTERS… NOW!
Travellers appreciates the urgent need to
educate the people of today about our world’s endangered species and
eco-systems. The people who need educating on the importance of conservation
are consumers in the Western world, the local people who live close to
wildlife, and local authorities and councils who have the power to protect
their immediate environment but not the knowledge of how sacred our
endangered species are.
We are actively involved in many important
conservation initiatives around the world. We believe that protecting our
animal species and our planet is of vital necessity. Taking action and
increasing awareness now is necessary for our future generations. If action
is not taken immediately, the repercussions in a generation or two will be
cause for global emergency. By then, however, all of nature’s precious
resources will have been used up, destroyed by the fundamental problem of
human greed and a critical lack of awareness.
According to the World Conservation Union (IUCN),
15,589 species of animals and plants are threatened with extinction and many
ecosystems – wetlands, forests – are being degraded and destroyed…
The World Conservation Union, along with its
affiliates, is vigorously promoting scientific research into eco-systems.
What is needed urgently, however, is to spread awareness and to educate the
world. There is no better way to do this than to send motivated and
conscientious people like YOU out into the wilderness to absorb and
appreciate nature at its most glorious, and at it’s most vulnerable.
Travellers promotes and enables first-hand experience and education of
conservation issues for everyone and anyone who cares. Creating interest and
an awareness of conservation amongst people is critical… as critical as the
hands on help in research, rehabilitation and animal welfare development
that you physically provide on these placements. TRAVELLERS' CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD
CONSERVATION:
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Identifying worthwhile conservation work around the
world that requires hands on assistance and/or funding assistance
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Initiating and implementing conservation projects around the world
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Continuously monitoring the work to ensure that it
provides adequate support, structure, comfort and satisfaction for the
volunteers
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Continuously seeking to ensure future development of a
worthwhile program.
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Providing structured and safe conservation projects for
inexperienced volunteers with an interest in conservation
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Marketing these opportunities to make people aware of
how they can help despite time or money restrictions
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Recruiting self-funding volunteers from around the
world
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Providing and arranging the opportunity of short-term
work in established conservation roles for paying volunteers (meaning no
cost at all to the projects, because their funds are limited and need to
be retained for purely conservation aims)
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Providing funds to all conservation projects that we
work with. Many of these projects would not be able to continue if it
weren't for the funding they receive from Travellers.
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Ensuring valuable, worthwhile work that develops the
volunteer, the animals and the local community (a win-win-win situation!)
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The Phil Perkes Trust, established
in memory of Phil Perkes, Travellers Founder, provides valuable funding towards meaningful
projects in conservation for each and every volunteer that does a
Travellers’ placement.
Just some of Travellers donations to worthy conservation
causes (see also Making a Difference) include:
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Supporting the staff and the work of the Endangered
Species project in South Africa during a financially troubled time in
order to continue its valuable research into endangered species in Africa
and allowing volunteers to continue to help with this crucial work. - It’s
the little things that matter.
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Continuous donations per volunteer to Sepilok’s
Orang-Utan Rehabilitation Centre in Borneo.
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Enabling research and education by sponsoring the
Director + team of Sri Lanka’s Zoo to attend an international symposium in
the UK on zoological enrichment.
If you care about Conservation,
If you
would like to learn more,
If you'd like to leave your mark on the planet...
Make a
Difference... Get involved! |
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