Volunteering in Pinnawala Sri lanka With Elephants-Over 22000 Happy Volunteers Since 2006
Highlights
- Join an incredibly affordable program trusted by over 22,000 since 2006
- Your safety is our highest priority, and all our projects and facilities have been thoroughly vetted
- Satisfy your passion for animals by caring for amazing creatures and ensuring their well-being.
- Feel your love for the elephants returned as they appreciate the huge positive difference you make in their lives.
- Program fees include airport pick-up, orientation, accommodation, food and in-country support
Overview
To accommodate an ever-increasing population, forested lands are being destroyed in Sri Lanka. Elephants are losing their habitat as a result of this human encroachment of forests. With their homes being cleared on a daily basis, these animals can find comfort in orphanages, which are breeding sanctuaries for rescued, injured, and abused wild elephants. IFRE Volunteers' elephant program works with these elephant orphanages to take care of these creatures in a meaningful way.
When you join this project, you will be placed at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. You will be involved in helping the mahouts (elephant handlers) in various tasks. You will clean the sheds and the elephant enclosures, prepare milk bottles to feed the elephants, and, at times, wash the elephants with brushes made of coconut husks. There are no specific qualifications needed to join the volunteering in Sri Lanka elephant project. This is an exciting experience in which you will help and improve the elephants' world.
Important Information
No specific qualifications or skills required to be a part of this program. However, it is required that you have a passion for working with elephants and will be willing to contribute in whatever way possible to ensure they remain healthy and safe at all times.