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.
178 opportunities available
📅 2026
Support for monitoring the Hérault population of Lesser Kestrel in 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Permanent mission West Montpellier area (34)
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📅 Mar-May
Participation in STOC 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Permanent mission Haute-Garonne department (31)
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📅 Year-round
Educational Garden Mission!
LPO Occitanie Nature Site Permanent Mission Villeveyrac (34)
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📅 Feb-Jul 2026
Red Kite Monitoring: Breeding Follow-up in Lozère in 2026
LPO Occitanie Species Monitoring Ongoing Mission
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📅 No specific period stated
STOC-EPS Protocol 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Ongoing mission In the department of Aveyron (12)
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📅 Year-round
Building Biodiversity Patrol Mission
LPO Loire-Atlantique Species Monitoring Permanent Mission Departmental
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📅 May-Jul
Participate in monitoring and protecting the Harrier in Aude in 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Ongoing mission Mainly in Lauragais audois and the Piège hills (15 minutes from Bram and Castelnaudary).
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📅 May 15 - Aug 15
Inventory of Swallows and Swifts in Haute-Garonne 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Ongoing mission Entire department (31)
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Help us with the inventory of European Nightjars on Natura 2000 sites
LPO Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Species monitoring Ongoing mission
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📅 Jun-Aug 2026
Participation in summer feeding of young Black Swifts in distress at the Nîmes relay point 2026
LPO Occitanie Wildlife rescue Permanent mission Nîmes (30)
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📅 2026
Monitoring bat breeding roosts 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Permanent mission In the Aveyron department (12)
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📅 Mid-Jul
Post-nuptial migration monitoring at Roc de Conilhac 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Permanent mission Narbonne - Roc de Conilhac (11)
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📅 2026
Monitoring Migration at Roquecezière in 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Permanent mission Roquecezière (12380)
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📅 September 2026
Monitoring of Stone-curlew Post-nuptial Gatherings 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Permanent mission Causse Comtal
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📅 Oct 2026
International Bearded Vulture Count in Hérault in 2026
LPO Occitanie Species monitoring Permanent mission Hérault (34)
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📅 Mar-Jun
Protect Northern Lapwing nests
LPO Alsace Nature project Permanent mission
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📅 Mar-Jul
Monitor the Crested Lark
LPO Alsace Species monitoring Ongoing mission
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📅 Mar-Aug
Participate in monitoring on volunteer farms
LPO Alsace Species monitoring Permanent mission
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📅 Apr-Jul
Participate in Black Stork Surveys
LPO Alsace Species Monitoring Ongoing Mission
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📅 Year-round
LPO Refuges Animator
LPO Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Events Permanent Mission
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📅 Year-round
Become a Wildlife Transport Volunteer for LPO Anjou in Maine-et-Loire
LPO Anjou Wildlife rescue Ongoing mission Maine-et-Loire (49)
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📅 Year-round
Volunteer at the wildlife care centre for distressed fauna
LPO Alsace Rescue wildlife Permanent mission Rosenwiller (67560)
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📅 Year-round
Become a volunteer transporter at the LPO Île Grande rescue care centre!
LPO Brittany Wildlife rescue Permanent mission In Brittany
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📅 Year-round
Collection and transport of wildlife in distress across the region
LPO PACA Rescue wildlife Permanent mission Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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