The Barbados Sea Turtle Project would be unable to continue conservation and educational activities without the participation of local and international volunteers. Each year, we accept volunteers from Barbados and from many countries around the world to assist with data collection, sea turtle rescues, presentations and displays.

We accept volunteers between May and November each year, usually for periods of 2-4 months.

Each volunteer group is comprised of six local and six international volunteers. Volunteers are trained extensively so that they learn and practice the skills necessary for effective sea turtle conservation. These skills include:

• interacting with a nesting female without disturbing her
• accurate collection of scientific data
• identifying activity types based on track patterns
• dissemination of information to schools, camps, hotels and interested beachgoers
• safely relocating a sea turtle nest
• sea turtle nest excavation

Volunteer advertisements are posted online on the Seaturtle.org Job Board, Stopdodo, the Society for Conservation Biology and Planet Volunteer at the end of every year. To be accepted, volunteers must be at least 21 years old, physically fit, hard-working, responsible, have good interpersonal skills and be able to collect accurate scientific data.

To find out more about our volunteer programme or to apply for one of our volunteer periods, look for our online volunteer advertisements or contact us.