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
Barn Owl and Little Owl Conservation Mission in 2026
LPO Occitanie Nature Project Permanent Mission Tarn
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie Participatory Inventory Programme in Catalan Country in 2026
LPO Occitanie Participatory Science Permanent Mission Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
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📅 Mid-Jun to mid-Aug
Help Save Swifts in the Heart of Luberon!
LPO PACA Wildlife Rescue Permanent Mission Buoux 84
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📅 Dec 2025–Jan 2026
SHOC 2026 Participatory Count
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Permanent Mission
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📅 2026
Support for wildlife mediation in 2026
LPO Occitanie Awareness Permanent mission Hérault (34)
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📅 2026
Strengthening the Tarn relay network of animal transporters in 2026
LPO Occitanie Wildlife rescue Permanent mission Haute-Garonne (31)
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie participatory inventory programme in the Hautes-Pyrénées in 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Ongoing mission
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📅 2026
LPO Refuge Ambassador in Hautes-Pyrénées in 2026
LPO Occitanie Awareness Permanent Mission Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
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📅 Year-round
2026 House Martin Nest Census
LPO Occitanie Species Monitoring Permanent Mission Pyrénées-Orientales Department (66)
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📅 2026
LPO Refuge Ambassador in Gard for 2026
LPO Occitanie Outreach Permanent mission Gard (30)
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie citizen science inventory programme in Lot in 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Permanent mission Lot (46)
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📅 2026
Join a network of wildlife rescuers supporting the CRSFSC in 2026
LPO Occitanie Rescue wildlife Permanent mission
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie Participatory Inventory Programme in Lozère in 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Ongoing mission Lozère (48)
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📅 Year-round
Contribution to the Swallows & Swifts Group in 2026
LPO Occitanie Wildlife rescue Permanent mission Tarn (81)
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📅 2026
Become a rescuer transport volunteer in Tarn for LPO Occitanie in 2026
LPO Occitanie Wildlife rescue Ongoing mission
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie citizen science inventory programme in Tarn in 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Permanent mission Tarn (81)
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📅 2026
Lead nature outings and naturalist lectures in Tarn-et-Garonne in 2026
LPO Occitanie Events Permanent mission Tarn-et-Garonne Department (82)
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📅 2026
Participation in the Faune-Occitanie Citizen Science Inventory Programme in Tarn-et-Garonne in 2026
LPO Occitanie Citizen Science Ongoing mission Tarn-et-Garonne (82)
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📅 2 weeks–3 months
Become an eco-volunteer for the Care Centre!
LPO Aquitaine Wildlife rescue Audenge
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📅 No specific period stated
Api'Ours
In 2015, FERUS created and launched in the Pyrenees a program of plantations and actions for Pyrenean wildlife including the bear, named Api'Ours.
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📅 No specific period stated
Large Carnivores Training
European Popular University of Wild Fauna.
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📅 6 weeks, summer 2026
Bear's Voice
FERUS association programme for information and communication on brown bears in the Pyrenees.
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📅 2026
Wolf Voice
Association program for information and communication on gray wolves.
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📅 No specific period stated
Lynx Voice
Association programme for information and communication about the lynx in the Vosges and Jura.
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