PMGY offers 1-week to 3-month volunteering opportunities in Wasgamuwa National Park in Sri Lanka. PMGY Volunteers play a key role in the education, research and conservation of wild elephants in the area. Based in Wasgamuwa National Park, this is the only national park in the whole of the central province where you will encounter elephants in their natural habitats.Working alongside local biologists, research assistants and conservationists to help conduct research, our volunteers get involved in a number of activities in the fields of conservation and research all with the ultimate aim off reducing human-elephant conflict and endorsing long-lasting land use
Programme Fees to volunteer in Sri Lanka start as low as £440 for a one-week placement. Included within this fee is:
1st & 3rd Saturday of every month
- Be at least 17 on your programme start date
- Provide us with a clean criminal background check
- The ability to speak fluent English
