About the Project
Dancing Bears Park Belitsa is the largest of FOUR PAWS’ bear sanctuaries and the largest bear conservation area of its type in Europe. The sanctuary is near the town of Belitsa in South West Bulgaria. It is located in the Rila mountain range about 170 km south-east of Sofia and covers over 120,000 square metres.The park is home of 27 bears which were rescued form private people that where using the bears for attractions. Now the bears live in their natural environment.
You will be working 4 days alongside the full time members of the staff, you will become part of this ongoing rescue story to bring more bears to safety. Your days will be spent around the park, making sure that the bears are happy and comfortable. This ranges from preparing their food to feeding them, from monitoring their well being to simply enjoying watching their capers. Helping out with the park tours is an important part of the role, to share with people the importance of animal welfare and conservation.
So summarize:
1. Helping with the food preparation.
2. Delivery the food and help the staff feeding the bears ( you will not go inside the bear area)
3. Keeping the park in presentable way by doing some maintenance such as fixing the grounds or architecture ( if there was rain, or wind, ..and so on)
4. Helping with visitor tours.
5. Observing and monitoring of the bears.
6. Helping keep the environment of the bear station neat.
7. If there are any preparation for the wither season, you may help that as well
....and many more day tasks as they may come dally..
Program Duration: Min 2 weeks
Cost: $ 2,250
Your program Include:
14 night accommodation in a hotel
14 breakfast meals
14 Lunch provided at the work location or restaurant
14 Dinners.
8 working days in the bear park
4 adventure trips days
2 day free time
All transportation from airport to the town and back.
Activities
Horse Riding
Fishing
Mountain Hiking
Site Visits
Old Churches
Museums
Old time cities
Jazz Music Festival: August 8th to August 13 2015 (http://banskojazzfest.com/en)
http://www.studyabroadineurope.com/pages.aspx?id=33&t=Volunteer-at-Wild-Bears-Conservation-Park-in-Bulgaria
What is not Included
Air plane ticket, insurance, some additional expenses for site visits.
Bear Park Belitsa, Bulgaria
Belitsa (BULGARIA)