Local Organization ‘Refugium Ursorum’ is a refuge for bears that, due to accidents or poaching, have been separated from their mothers when they were too young to live independently. ‘Refugium Ursorum’ promotes ecology, sustainable development and eco-tourism.
Work:
Volunteers will collect wild fruits, grasses and roots for bear food, building contemplation labyrinth in a mountain meadow, building a shelter for hikers with a compost toilet, improving watering places for wild beasts, improving a village puddle, creating a photo presentation of the works, people and bears, creating a digital photo-documentation about the village, village people and their everyday life.
Study theme:
host organization will organise a presentation of the local community and the village associations as well as demonstrations of the local dance "kolo" and the traditional Croatian instrument "tamburica".
Accommodation:
volunteers will prepare their own food in outdoor kitchen facilities. Accommodation is basic, sleeping bags necessary, outside showers and compost toilets.
Languages:
English, German, Croatian.
Travel Terminal:
Kuterevo is a village in the mountains, located within the nature park Velebit in the mountain habitat of the European brown bear. The meeting point is in Otočac (17 km from Kuterevo).
NB:
Most of the activities include hard physical work. Not accessible to wheelchairs.
Local Organization ‘Refugium Ursorum’ is a refuge for bears that, due to accidents or poaching, have been separated from their mothers when they were too young to live independently. ‘Refugium Ursorum’ promotes ecology, sustainable development and eco-tourism.
Work:
Volunteers will collect wild fruits, grasses and roots for bear food, building contemplation labyrinth in a mountain meadow, building a shelter for hikers with a compost toilet, improving watering places for wild beasts, improving a village puddle, creating a photo presentation of the works, people and bears, creating a digital photo-documentation about the village, village people and their everyday life.
Study theme:
host organization will organise a presentation of the local community and the village associations as well as demonstrations of the local dance "kolo" and the traditional Croatian instrument "tamburica".
Accommodation:
volunteers will prepare their own food in outdoor kitchen facilities. Accommodation is basic, sleeping bags necessary, outside showers and compost toilets.
Languages:
English, German, Croatian.
Travel Terminal:
Kuterevo is a village in the mountains, located within the nature park Velebit in the mountain habitat of the European brown bear. The meeting point is in Otočac (17 km from Kuterevo).
NB:
Most of the activities include hard physical work. Not accessible to wheelchairs.
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