Applications for 2026 marine conservation placements are open
Australian conservation landscape

Destinations

Where you can volunteer

We run our own placements in Australia, Thailand and Indonesia. Every project is vetted for animal welfare, community benefit and transparent fees before it appears here.
Coral survey work on the Great Barrier Reef

Australia

8 programs

Great Barrier Reef citizen science, marine research and native wildlife care in Queensland.

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Orangutan in rainforest at a Borneo conservation centre

Indonesia

1 program

Rescued orangutans and sun bears at a Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation centre in East Kalimantan.

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Rescued elephants grazing at a Thai sanctuary

Thailand

4 programs

Observation-led elephant sanctuaries, wildlife rehabilitation and island dog and cat shelter care.

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Open ocean horizon

Rest of World

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