As a volunteer, participants will feed and clean the turtles as well as their environments, simultaneously monitoring and releasing baby turtles from the hatchery. Volunteers will also monitor turtle egg-laying, soon followed by relocating the just-hatched eggs to a safe nesting area. Participants will also assist in creating and maintaining a database of turtle statistics. Volunteers duties also include rebuilding the damage which resulted from the Tsunami which includes:
. rebuilding turtle tanks
. repairing the visitors' houses
. developing informational resources and tourist souvenirs
. conducting tours around the project . |
Rustic Volunteer Travel manages room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live with the host family and we manage a separate, simple, clean and modest room as well as local meals three times a day. Volunteer will also have an access to our office in Sri Lanka and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 2-4 week interval as a part of the program. Details covering living accommodations provided prior to arrival. |
 Turtle Conservation projects are available in Kosgoda (Five of the seven species of sea turtle nest here, rebuilding after Tsunami), with shops, banks & internet cafes nearby. Sri Lanka is a strategic naval link between West Asia and South East Asia, and has been a center of Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times. Famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, rubber and coconuts, Sri Lanka boasts natural beauty, tropical forests, beaches and landscapes, as well as its rich cultural heritage, making it a world famous tourist destination. Volunteers can organize different possible excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place the volunteer can use during weekends. For example: Buddhist festivals, parks, wildlife sanctuaries, bazaars, markets, beaches, lagoons, restaurants, temples, museums, palaces, hotels, and many more.
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