Help care for over 90 bears in Eastern Europe's largest bear sanctuary located in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. The bears are rehabilitated after years of misery in circuses or as tourist attractions in tiny cages. It is fantastic to see these beautiful animals living happier lives, and you will help achieve this by working alongside a very dedicated team of Romanian workers.

You have to be happy to try your hand in all tasks involved with the sanctuary's day-to-day running. The main volunteer task is food preparation, which takes quite a lot of time considering how many bears there are! See through the feeding and spend your free time at the sanctuary, watching the bears from the underground viewing tunnel, from the treetop walkway, or simply on the ground right next to the bears. Volunteers need to enjoy being outdoors, be passionate about bears, and able to do moderately physical work as part of a team. The nature of the work means that volunteers wanting to stay for 1 - 4 weeks are all equally welcome and valued.

Volunteers live in medieval Brasov and have plenty of time to explore when not at the sanctuary.

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