Beat the charlatans with Biosphere Expeditions' top ten tips on choosing a wildlife volunteering experience

Beat the charlatans with Biosphere Expeditions' top ten tips on choosing a wildlife volunteering experience

These days it is hard to find a worthwhile volunteering experience that achieves tangible benefits. The market is full of profit-driven, unscrupulous operators, which do little for local wildlife at best and are harmful to it, and local communities, at worst. These tips are for those looking to choose a citizen science vacation, wildlife conservation holiday or gap year experience that is beneficial not only to themselves, but also for the wildlife and communities that they will encounter.

Biosphere Expeditions Australia
c/o Carew Accounting Solutions
Level 2, Suite 118, 66 Victor Crescent
Narre Warren, VIC 3805

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In Australia Biosphere Expeditions Inc. is an incorporated non-profit citizen science association registered in the State of Victoria, incorporation number A004912Y, ABN 24002831061.

Biosphere Expeditions France
5 rue des Mélèzes
77600 Chanteloup-en-Brie

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In France Biosphere Expeditions is a non-profit voluntourism organisation registered with the Prefecture of Paris, registration number 05/3750, file number 00172675.

Biosphere Expeditions est une association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la Préfecture de Paris sous le numéro d'ordre 05/3750 et numéro de dossier 00172675

Biosphere Expeditions Deutschland

Rottendorfer Str. 62
97074 Würzburg

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In Germany Biosphere Expeditions e.V. is a non-profit organisation registered with the local court of Würzburg, registration number VR 200383.

Der Biosphere Expeditions e.V. ist ein eingetragener gemeinnütziger Verein eingetragen im Vereinsregister Amtsgericht Würzburg, Registernummer VR 200383

Biosphere Expeditions HQ Ireland
32 Rockmanor Drive
Kilcoole A63 Y070
Co. Wicklow

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In Ireland Biosphere Expeditions Ltd. is a non-profit social enterprise registered in Dublin, registration number 601133.

Biosphere Expeditions UK
The Henderson Centre
Ivy Lane
Norwich
NR5 8BF

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In the UK Biosphere Expeditions Ltd. is a non-profit voluntourism organisation registered in England, registration number 3906154.

Biosphere Expeditions North America
675 N Hunt Club Blvd #1020
Longwood, FL 32779

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In North America, Biosphere Expeditions Inc. is registered as both an IRS tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable corporation, EIN 72-1614948, and a Florida domestic non-profit Corporation, Document Number N06000004396, based at 414 Twisting Pine Circle, Longwood, FL 32779-2634. Please note that the above address in California is our correspondence address to which all written and printed materials should be sent.

Biosphere Expeditions - in an effort to keep its footprint small - does not own or maintain any large office buildings. Even before the pandemic, most of us worked from home in a networked and minimal impact environment. Also, our office staff frequently double up as field staff, which is why we offer a This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to get in touch with us on the phone. Generally, however, it is much better to e-mail rather than call us, because response times will be quicker. Finally, do not be surprised to receive e-mails around the clock. We have a central inbox and whoever is awake around the planet and picking up your message may respond at any time of the day.