We have six-month volunteer internship in Costa Rica!
Volunteers must be extremely dedicated to sloth conservation, very organized, and willing to forgo personal comfort for the benefit of the animals. You will be hot, sweaty, wet, cold, eaten by mosquitos, sleepy, sore, and tired but you’ll still feel that there is no other place in the world that you would rather be than watching sloths in the jungle.
APPLICANTS MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER.
PLEASE read the complete details before you submit your application.
Sloth Technician
The Sloth Institute Costa Rica (TSI) accepts up to 4 Sloth Technicians 2 times a year to support the Wildlife Director in daily fieldwork activities at the TSI field stations, located in Manuel Antonio. We are looking for active, passionate individuals to help us elevate both our sloth release and research programs. This position requires a minimum 6 month commitment.
REQUIREMENTS:
The Sloth Technician absolutely must have the ability to work long days (9+ hours) with very little time off. In addition, because most of this work will occur at night, this person will need to be able to work when tired and basically become nocturnal.
Sloth Technician 1
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Husbandry and Field Technician
The Sloth Institute Costa Rica (TSI) accepts up to 2 Sloth Husbandry and Field Technicians a year to support the Veterinary Technician in daily clinical and fieldwork activities at the TSI field station, located in Manuel Antonio. We are looking for active, passionate individuals to help us elevate both our sloth release and research programs. This position requires a minimum 6 month commitment.
REQUIREMENTS:
he Sloth Husbandry and Field Technician must have the ability to work 8 hour days with some on-call/overnight baby feeding shifts. Work schedule is 5 days on with 2 days off per week. In addition, because we sometimes get rescue calls in the middle of the night; this person must be willing to work outside of normal hours when needed.
NOTE: This is rigorous animal care work, with only necessary direct contact with the animals. You will be close to the animals when needed for feedings and care, so you must know how to respect their personal space and the fact that they are wild animals. As an organization we are strictly against taking selfies with the sloths or treating them as personal pets. They were all born to be wild.
