For your application
Vet school admissions weigh real hands-on animal experience heavily. Months in the field carry more than a paragraph on a form — they show initiative, resilience and a tested motivation.
Hands-on animal experience — volunteering opportunities
A curated list of volunteering, écovolontariat and field-work missions with wildlife and animal-welfare organisations across Europe and beyond. Aggregated automatically from verified sources — every entry links back to the source, where you apply directly.
Why it matters
To meet the reality
Working with a wildlife rescue centre, a bird conservation team or an ecovolunteering expedition confronts your idea of the job with the truth — fragile animals, long days, tough calls.
For your future practice
Wildlife, biodiversity, One Health — these skills come back in your veterinary life, whether you end up in small-animal clinic, food-supply or conservation.
173 opportunities available
📅 2026
Assistance with Small Repairs at LPO Occitanie Hérault Headquarters in 2026
LPO Occitanie Nature Project Permanent Mission Villeveyrac (34)
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📅 2026
Host nature outings and naturalist talks in Ariège in 2026
LPO Occitanie Awareness Permanent mission Ariège Department (09)
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📅 2026
Support for monitoring the Aude population of Lesser Kestrel 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Permanent mission Eastern Aude, lower Aude plain (11)
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📅 2026
Maintenance Support for LPO Occitanie Facilities in Aude 2026
LPO Occitanie Nature Worksite Permanent Mission Narbonne - Écluse de Mandirac (11)
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📅 Mar-Jul, 2026
Become a volunteer monitor for Barn Owl and Little Owl nest boxes in Aude in 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Permanent mission Aude (11)
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie participatory inventory programme in Gers 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Permanent mission Gers (32)
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📅 2026
Multi-taxon Inventories for Ptut or SPV in 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Permanent Mission Villeveyrac
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📅 Year-round
Participate in the Wintering Waterbirds Count « Wetlands International » 2026
LPO Occitanie Species Monitoring Ongoing Mission In Aude department (11)
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie Participatory Inventory Programme in Gard 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Permanent Mission Gard (30)
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📅 2026
Wildlife surveys in the garrigue and along the Vidourle in 2026
LPO Occitanie Monitoring/Management Permanent mission Lecques (30)
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie participatory inventory programme in Ariège in 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Permanent mission Ariège (09)
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📅 2026
Supporting the Creation of Biodiversity-Friendly Facilities in Agricultural Areas in 2026
LPO Occitanie Work Camp Permanent Mission Hérault Department (34)
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie Participatory Inventory Programme in Aveyron 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Permanent Mission Aveyron (12)
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📅 2026
Wildlife mediation in the Gard in 2026
LPO Occitanie Awareness Permanent mission Gard (30)
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📅 2026
Nature Workday 2026
LPO Occitanie Nature Workday Ongoing Mission In Aude Department (11)
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie Participatory Inventory Programme in Aude 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Permanent Mission Aude (11)
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📅 Year-round
Protection of European Badger
LPO Centre-Val de Loire Wildlife rescue Permanent mission Indre-et-Loire (37)
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie participatory inventory programme in Haute-Garonne in 2026
LPO Occitanie Participatory Science Ongoing mission
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📅 2026
SOS Bats in Hérault in 2026
LPO Occitanie Wildlife Rescue Ongoing Mission Hérault Department (34)
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📅 Winter-Spring
Monk Vulture Survey in Hérault in 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Permanent mission Caroux-Espinouse / Escandorgue / Lodèvois (34)
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📅 2026
Participation in nature work projects in 2026
LPO Occitanie Nature work project Ongoing mission Haute-Garonne department (31)
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📅 Mar-Jun, Dec-Jan
Participate in France Birds survey citizen science in Hérault: STOC and SHOC in 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Permanent Mission Hérault Department (34)
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📅 No specific period stated
Participate in LPO Hauts-de-France actions in Soissons
LPO Hauts-de-France Nature worksite Permanent mission Soissons (02)
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📅 No specific period stated
Become a « Sparrow Sentinel »!
LPO Île-de-France Species monitoring Permanent mission Charny, Grisy-Suisnes, Brie-Comte-Robert, Chevry-Cossigny Lieusaint Mesnil-Amelot Messy Monthyon Oissery Pécy Saint-Mesmes Sa
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