Fauna Forever

~Volunteer in the Peruvian Amazon with creativity. This position provides an opportunity to work alongside and learn from expert tropical biologists, conservationists and park-rangers with the aim of compiling rainforest-themed creative pieces including, for example, photographs and videos, art or music, while visiting multiple locations across the 85,300.54 km2 Madre de Dios (Mother of God) Region – a fascinating, dynamic, and wildlife-rich region of the Peruvian Amazon. Based out of the jungle city of Puerto Maldonado, Fauna Forever-Tambopata Volunteers live and work with wildlife monitoring teams on our flagship research and conservation initiative, the Fauna Forever Tambopata (FFT) project. Join us today. Become a Fauna Forever Tambopata volunteer and help us to understand and conserve this unique Amazon wilderness area.

FFT teams undertake a large array of research and monitoring tasks in the rainforest each day and cover a vast expanse of rainforest by moving accross more than 20 research sites in the Tambopata/Madre de Dios area. The Creative Volunteer will help to convey the work of the FFT teams as well as aim to document and inform the public about rainforest life, wildlife, and threats and conservation.

Creative Volunteer Highlights:

Photography/Videography? Document flora and fauna, researchers, deforestation, conservation work, ecotourism, volunteers, landscapes, etc.
Writing? Write fiction or non-fictional pieces about flora and fauna, researchers, deforestation, conservation work, life in the rainforest etc.
Art? Build, carve, paint, draw and create anything which you believe can help with conservation of the rainforest
Music? Sing, write, play, and/or teach music (any instrument) in the rainforest, with our team, to inspire and even get everyone involved
Something else? Drop us a line to tell us about it, and bring your interesting creative talents to the rainforest!
Help assist the FFT Research Teams

Leo Plunkett (Volunteer Creative Videographer) from Relevant Films made all the promotional videos on this website during a 6-week stay

David Johnston - Photographer of this Emerald Tree Boa (Click to enlarge)

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Map of FFT Research Sites

- Double click to zoom in to a particular area
- Click and drag to move around
- Click on a marker to see more information about the site
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~Dates & Prices

All prices are *fully inclusive:

2 week phases (14 day, 13 Night):

PLACEMENT FEE: US$1,200

07 Apr 2013 – 20 Apr 2013
01 May 2013 – 14 May 2013
23 May 2013 – 05 Jun 2013
16 Jun 2013 – 29 Jun 2013
08 Jul 2013 – 21 Jul 2013
01 Aug 2013 – 14 Aug 2013
23 Aug 2013 – 05 Sep 2013
16 Sep 2013 – 29 Sep 2013
08 Oct 2013 – 21 Oct 2013
01 Nov 2013 – 14 Nov 2013
23 Nov 2013 – 06 Dec 2013
22 Dec 2013 – 04 Jan 2014
13 Jan 2014 – 26 Jan 2014
29 Jan 2014 – 11 Feb 2014
20 Feb 2014 – 05 Mar 2014
16 Mar 2014 – 29 Mar 2014
07 Apr 2014 – 20 Apr 2014
01 May 2014 – 14 May 2014
23 May 2014 – 05 Jun 2014
16 Jun 2014 – 29 Jun 2014
08 Jul 2014 – 21 Jul 2014
01 Aug 2014 – 14 Aug 2014
23 Aug 2014 – 05 Sep 2014
22 Dec 2014 – 04 Jan 2015

2 week phases (14 day, 13 Night)

[PLACEMENT FEE: US$1,200]

3 week phases (21 day, 20 Night):

PLACEMENT FEE: US$1,500

07 Apr 2013 – 27 Apr 2013
01 May 2013 – 21 May 2013
23 May 2013 – 12 Jun 2013
16 Jun 2013 – 06 Jul 2013
08 Jul 2013 – 28 Jul 2013
01 Aug 2013 – 21 Aug 2013
23 Aug 2013 – 12 Sep 2013
16 Sep 2013 – 06 Oct 2013
08 Oct 2013 – 28 Oct 2013
01 Nov 2013 – 21 Nov 2013
23 Nov 2013 – 13 Dec 2013
22 Dec 2013 – 11 Jan 2014
29 Jan 2014 – 18 Feb 2014
20 Feb 2014 – 12 Mar 2014
16 Mar 2014 – 05 Apr 2014
07 Apr 2014 – 27 Apr 2014
01 May 2014 – 21 May 2014
23 May 2014 – 12 Jun 2014
16 Jun 2014 – 06 Jul 2014
08 Jul 2014 – 28 Jul 2014
01 Aug 2014 – 21 Aug 2014
23 Aug 2014 – 12 Sep 2014
16 Sep 2014 – 06 Oct 2014
08 Oct 2014 – 28 Oct 2014
01 Nov 2014 – 21 Nov 2014
23 Nov 2014 – 13 Dec 2014
22 Dec 2013 – 04 Jan 2014

3 week phases (21 day, 20 Night)

[PLACEMENT FEE: US$1,500]

6 week phases (43 day, 42 Night):

PLACEMENT FEE: US$2,500

01 May 2013 – 12 Jun 2013
16 Jun 2013 – 28 Jul 2013
01 Aug 2013 – 12 Sep 2013
16 Sep 2013 – 28 Oct 2013
01 Nov 2013 – 13 Dec 2013
29 Jan 2014 – 12 Mar 2014
16 Mar 2014 – 27 Apr 2014
01 May 2014 – 12 Jun 2014
16 Jun 2014 – 28 Jul 2014
01 Aug 2014 – 12 Sep 2014
16 Sep 2014 – 28 Oct 2014
01 Nov 2014 – 13 Dec 2014

6 week phases (43 day, 42 Night)

[PLACEMENT FEE: US$2,500]

*What the fee includes

Accomodation for 13, 20 or 42 nights respectively
Three substantial and healthy meals for 14, 21 or 43 days respectively
Clean drinking water at all times throughout the phase
Airport transfers on arrival and departure at Puerto Maldonado (PEM) airport
Boat transport between town and research sites
Training: Health & Safety in the rainforest; scientific monitoring and research techniques in one or more of the project’s taxonomic groups; species identification; impacts affecting the rainforest in Tambopata, and possible solutions; orientation (compass, GPS and map use); machete use; and much more.

What the fee does not include

Travel insurance (this is essential)
Flights
Spending money for snacks, sodas, alcaholic beverages and souvenirs

Volunteer Photography Videography Rainforest

A Video Project on Wildlife in Tambopata

^ A creative (and very amusing) clip from Creative Volunteer, Leo Plunkett ^

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> Fauna Forever Tambopata (FFT)

Fauna Forever Tambopata is a long-term wildlife and ecotourism monitoring project based in Puerto Maldonado that works in the Tambopata National Reserve (TNR) and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park (BSNP), and their respective buffer zones, as well as the remote Las Piedras Watershed, located in the Madre de Dios Region in South-eastern Peru. The area lies on the eastern edge of the Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot, arguably the most biologically diverse region on Earth and known for its wilderness qualities. The project, which began fieldwork back in 1997, is managed by a dedicated team of Peruvian and international conservation biologists who are committed to researching and conserving Peru’s biodiversity by furnishing Protected Area Managers and other rainforest users, such as ecotourism lodges, with good quality data about the temporal and spatial changes in the population structure of species, the magnitude of human impacts on species, and information about potential solutions where unwanted impacts are identified. The taxonomic groups studied include mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects (butterflies and dung beetles mostly), plants, and even humans – the project also studies the eco-tourist visitors to Madre de Dios and local families and communities that are located close to eco-tourist sites.

For a more in-depth look into the FFT Project and helpful information about the Volunteer Program, please visit the Wildlife Research in Tambopata (FFT Project) page.