Giant Tortoise Breeding Center Volunteer

The objective of the program is to support the staff and park rangers of the Galapagos National Park in the management, coordination and maintenance of the Galapagos Giant Tortoise Breeding Center. As part of the center’s staff team, participants' responsibilities will include feeding and caring for the giant tortoises, as well as maintaining and conditioning the center and the facilities that the turtles inhabit. In addition to tasks directly related to giant tortoises, participants will support the rest of the staff in other tasks that are considered priority in the center. An important part of the work of the participants will be the interaction and coordination of visitors to the center, to ensure that the turtles remain safe, as well as education and awareness about the work at and objectives of the center, the Galapagos National Park and the environmental problems and conservation facing this tortoise species.

The activities to be carried out by volunteers during the Giant Tortoise Breeding Center program offered by IOI are:

• Care and feeding of the giant tortoises of the Breeding Center
• Support in cleaning the center
• Education and interaction with tourists / students
• Practice of conversational English with the guides of the reserve