Nature / Wildlife Conservation

Positions: Internships & Volunteer Positions
Organization: Macaw Recovery Network – Do Your Part 
Term: 6 months 

Location: Punta Islita, Costa Rica, Central America
Housing: on-site accom. at no cost (see below)

Type: unpaid position with free housing, more: 

• MRN provides housing with basic services (electricity, potable water, Wi-Fi) and technical guidance.
• MRN ensures basic, safe, and adequate living conditions for all interns.
• Interns cover: international transportation, health insurance, personal expenses, and food.

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About the Macaw Recovery Network

Macaw populations have declined significantly over the past decades. The main causes are illegal poaching for the pet trade and the loss of mature forest habitat, which they rely on for feeding and nesting.

MRN's vision is to see a future with thriving parrot populations in healthy, connected forests, across their former ranges. MRN’s breeding center consists of over 80 rescued non-releasable macaws, that through breeding and release of their offspring, can still contribute to the conservation of their wild relatives. macawrecoverynetwork.org

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Conservation Internships

1. General Objective

The MRN Conservation Internship offers young professionals a comprehensive six-month experience that combines hands-on work, learning modules, and direct contributions to MRN’s three core programs: Birds, Habitat, and People.

The program aims to:

• Support the conservation of the Great Green Macaw and Scarlet Macaw.
• Contribute to the restoration of critical habitats.
• Strengthen community education and awareness.
• Train professionals with an interdisciplinary vision of conservation.

2. Internship Structure

• Duration: 6 months
• Participants: Minimum of 8 interns per cohort
• Time distribution:
  • 3 months at our Refuge and Breeding Center in Islita – Bird Program, located in the Northern Pacific of Costa Rica.
  • 1 month in Sarapiquí (wild Great Green Macaws) – Bird Program, located in the Northern Caribbean of Costa Rica.
  • 1 month at our Rainforest Reserve in Sarapiquí – Habitat Program, located in the Northern Caribbean of Costa Rica.
  • 1 month in education and community engagement – People Program, located in the Northern Caribbean of Costa Rica.

For the full program details, please visit the following link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t1dZFN9gBOg9v3yJfE1jpAIlh1-Cy366/view?usp=sharing

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