There are wonderful wildlife volunteering vacations available. You can spend 2 weeks at the Sweetwater Research Centre in Kenya measuring the condition of plants the endangered black rhino depends upon for sustenance. You’ll be out in the bush using a GPS. It’s like being on safari but much more intense. Or go to the tiny island of Utila, off the coast of Honduras, to the Conservation Project Utila Iguana, set up to protect the nearly extinct Utila iguana and other endangered lizards threatened by the development of the mangroves and beaches where the females bury their eggs. Many species of tropical birds live on the island as well as families of monkeys, whitetail deer, wild boards and raccoons.
Tags: black rhinos, Honduras, iguana, Kenya, Utila, Voluntourism, wildlife
