Volunteering Choices
All our volunteer opportunities are with established local conservation projects that have generated visible impact for the communities in which they are based.
Being a volunteer for Malaysian Wildlife is definitely a fifty/fifty relationship: you will gain amazing experience, valuable skills and plenty of fun and satisfaction, but you will be expected to make a concrete contribution, follow the rules and respect the local culture.
Take your pick from these amazing projects and don’t underestimate the difference you can make!
Orangutan Rescue
Become a volunteer at the award-winning orangutan project at Matang Wildlife Rescue Centre in Sarawak on Borneo Island. The centre is set against the backdrop of the magnificent Kubah National Park, but this rainforest and surrounding areas are constantly under…
Perhentian Turtle Volunteering
This is custom heading element What can be better than staying on a beautiful tropical island, and at the same time helping to protect sea turtles through beach patrols and snorkeling sessions? It's no wonder that this is our most…
Tiger Catwalk
Join one of MYCAT‘s tiger CATwalks, which normally take place over a weekend from Friday evening until Sunday evening. These short jungle trips are intended to deter poachers and enhance protection in a key tiger landscape, bordering the national park…
Wild Elephant safari
Travel to the depths of the tropical rainforest to encounter the herds of wild Asian elephants that roam in the jungle.You will be in the company of an outstanding guide and conservationist and staying at a unique base, Earthlodge: a…
Realm of the Tiger
The Realm of the Tiger is a 5 day / 4 night programme to provide field education on the conservation of tigers and big cats. It has been designed by the Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT) to supplement existing…
Borneo Reforestation
The lower Kinabatangan floodplains are abundant in wildlife, such as Orangutan, Pygmy elephants and Sun bears. You can spend time not just admiring this amazing landscape, but helping to protect it by restoring habitats and conducting wildlife population surveys. You…
Tiger Jungle Catwalk
THE PROJECT Citizen Action for Tigers, better known as CAT, is a very popular intiative by the Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT), which has been running as a volunteer project since 2010. CAT enables volunteers to help conservationists stop poaching…
Borneo Sun Bear Conservation
THE PROJECT The Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) is the world’s only sanctuary dedicated exclusively to the rescue and rehabilitation of Sun Bears. It was founded in 2008 by the foremost Sun Bear expert Dr. Wong Siew Te, who…
