This is an ongoing project. Minimum period of stay is of 8 weeks.
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.
Work:
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. Long-term volunteers may be asked to lead short term workcamps of 6 volunteers at the preserve.
Location:
Yotvata Hai-Bar (Wildlife Preserve) is situated on Route 90 (Dead Sea-Eilat) between Kibbutz Yotvata and Kibbutz Samar, about 35 kilometers north of Eilat.
Nearest airport:
Eilat Airport. Volunteers may also arrive by bus from Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv.
Accommodation:
International volunteers will stay in a 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.
Hosting fee:
€190 to be paid on arrival.
Special Remarks:
Minimum participation period is 8 weeks. This project does not include food, around 5 Euros per day is estimated for each volunteer to purchase food at the local market.
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