Volunteer Opportunities Belize Manatee Rehabilitation Centre

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Wildtracks Wildtracks was registered as a Belize non‐profit conservation organization in 1996, and has been working since then in four programme areas: • Wildtracks Conservation Programme • Wildtracks Research Programme • Wildtracks Sustainable Development Programme • Wildtracks Outreach Programme Development of a baseline for the National Amphibian Species Conservation Action Plan ‐ Wildtracks Conservation Programme Agalychnis moreletii – a Critically Endangered species targeted under the Wildtracks Conservation Programme The Manatee Rehabilitation Centre falls under the Wildtracks Conservation Programme, which has as its objective the long term protection of biodiversity of Belize. The Centre is managed in partnership with the Belize Marine Mammal Stranding Network, overseen by the National Manatee Working Group. Wildtracks funds the majority of its activities through its consultancy wing, focused on projects that fall within the overall mission and objectives of the organization. Where necessary, however, Wildtracks also seeks grants to fund specific projects. Wildtracks Consultancy Programme provides a sustainability mechanism through paid consultancies such as the development of conservation management and action plans Working to increase awareness in local schools ‐ Wildtracks Outreach Programme Working with local fishermen towards alternative livelihoods and conservation of local resources ‐ Wildtracks Sustainable Development Programme
Location Sarteneja seafront, overlooking Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Wildtracks, and the Manatee Rehabilitation Centre, are located in the north east corner of Belize (Central America), approximately two miles south of Sarteneja, an idyllic lobster fishing village situated on the shore of Corozal Bay. Chetumal MEXICO Sarteneja Corozal Bay Accommodation is in shared thatched cabanas BELIZE Meals are a social occasion, and take pace in the main house Accommodation is basic, with shared thatched, screened cabanas (sorry ‐ no air conditioning or fans!), with adjoining bathrooms. However, there is generally a breeze coming off the lagoon, keeping temperatures lower than further inland. Food preparation and consumption are both social occasions, with everyone contributing towards cooking and washing up. Both vegetarians and nonvegetarians are welcome. Below: Sunrise overlooking Shipstern Lagoon, from the Manatee Rehabilitation facilities
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