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Volunteering in the Desert Wildlife Reserve project is an exciting opportunity for those volunteers who have an interest in working outdoors and want to work for endangered species.

The project is located in southern Israel in the picturesque Arava Valley. The area is one of the least populated in the country and is home to nomadic desert people.

The landscape of the area is dotted with Acacia trees and includes a variety of desert habitats: an Acacia forest, a salt marsh, and sand dunes.

The mission of Wildlife Reserve is to establish reproduction groups for populations of endangered desert animals and different wild animals that have disappeared from the landscape. Volunteers join the Wildlife reserve staff with the on going conservation and animal care work.

Volunteer Duties generally include the following :-

• Preparing food and feeding animals
• Cleaning and maintaining reserve facilities
• Observations and data collection
• Accompanying & assisting park rangers
• Constructing enrichment facilities

It is important for the volunteers to note that some tasks are subject to change as well due to dynamic nature of the reserve.

The Wildlife Reserve project requires a minimum time commitment of 4 weeks.