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.
114 opportunities available
📅 No specific period stated
Pond Creation Worksite
LPO Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Nature Worksite Ongoing Mission
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📅 Year-round
Join a Local or Thematic Group of the LPO in Île-de-France!
LPO Île-de-France Monitoring/Management Permanent mission
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📅 Year-round
First Responder: Transport of Injured Animals
LPO Poitou-Charentes Rescue Wildlife Permanent Mission
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📅 Year-round
Ecological Maintenance of Saint-Cyr Reserve
LPO Poitou-Charentes Nature Worksite Ongoing Mission Beaumont Saint-Cyr (86130)
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📅 Year-round
Gardening
LPO Poitou-Charentes Nature Work Mission Permanent La Rochelle (17) and Poitiers (86)
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📅 Year-round
Help Bring the LPO Refuges Network to Life
LPO Poitou-Charentes Events Permanent Mission
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📅 No specific period stated
Participate in nature workdays
LPO Poitou-Charentes Nature workday Ongoing mission
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📅 Mid-Apr to mid-Jul
Harrier Nest Research and Protection
LPO Poitou-Charentes Species Monitoring Ongoing Mission
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📅 Year-round
Volunteer Transporter for the SOS Wildlife Network Hauts-de-France
LPO Hauts-de-France Rescue wildlife Permanent mission In Hauts-de-France
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📅 No specific period stated
Wildlife care at the LPO Île Grande Station care centre
LPO Brittany Rescue wildlife Permanent mission Pleumeur-Bodou - Île Grande
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📅 Year-round
Want to help us in the field? Become a citizen scientist volunteer!
LPO Hauts-de-France Species monitoring Ongoing mission
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📅 Year-round
Become a Wildlife Transport Volunteer in Finistère for the LPO!
LPO Bretagne Wildlife rescue Permanent mission Finistère
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Bricolage
LPO Poitou-Charentes Nature Worksite Permanent Mission
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📅 Year-round
Bird and Wildlife Monitoring in Poitou-Charentes
LPO Poitou-Charentes Species Monitoring Ongoing Mission
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📅 Year-round
Supporting wildlife rescue transportation in the Île-de-France region
LPO Île-de-France Rescue wildlife Year-round mission
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📅 Year-round
Respond to SOS Bats Requests
LPO Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Wildlife Rescue Ongoing Mission
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📅 Year-round
Respond to SOS Snake Calls
LPO Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Wildlife Rescue Ongoing Mission
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📅 Year-round
Become a Wildlife Transport Volunteer
LPO Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Wildlife Rescue Permanent Mission
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📅 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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