Agency: Gibbon Conservation Center

Description:
Come see some of the world's great acrobats -- the loudest land mammals that Mother Nature ever created. The Gibbon Conservation Center was established to ensure the preservation, propagation and survival of all gibbons in the wild and in captivity. Most of the gibbons at the Center are on the highly endangered list.

The Gibbon Conservation Center is located in Santa Clarita on 5 acres of land and houses one of the largest groups of gibbons (small apes) outside their countries of origin. All of the gibbons are housed outdoors in semi naturalistic enclosures. For fire reasons it is important that brush be cleared within 100 feet of each of the 17 enclosures. Light to heavy brush clearance could be on uneven ground or hillside. Trees need to be trimmed or watered, and garden furniture and structures need to be painted. Dirt needs to be moved to new locations on the property.

Volunteers for this project will also be given a tour of the facility.

Volunteers for this project must be at least 13 years of age. Before signing up for this project by clicking on "Sign up for this project", any volunteer under the age of 18 will also need to print out a minor release form for this project. The volunteer's parent or guardian must sign it. Click here to download our Volunteer Agreement & Release for Minor Child. Bring the completed form with you to the project.

[Based on this project description, if you feel you need accommodations to participate in this project (e.g. sign language interpretation, alternative formats for written materials, accessible facilities), please email us at info@laworks.com]

Impact Areas: Animal Support, Environment: Conservation, Animal Support

Interests: The interests recommended for this project are:
Animals, Environment

Skills: There are no skills specified for this project.