Entries Tagged ‘Birds’:

The Leap hits the Galapagos!

Hola from the Galapagos! In the group’s first week in here, they have experienced farm life and the hard work that the locals put into preserving the beauty of these unique islands.  One of the main tasks was removing invasive blackberry plants to make room to plant native and endemic species.  During work breaks, they [...]

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South Africa Team Update: April Team 2010

Hello! The last week has gone well, another constructive week! The South Africa team finished off the building at the orphanage this week, the room is complete included painting, Plastering, flooring, roofing and every other -ing! We had a day where we focused on birds, including a bird walk and bird drive, unfortunately the weather [...]

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Alice’s Adventures in Venezuela: Caripe; Grinding with coffee gangsters and other tales! (Part 3)

Wednesday: Well it’s been Bye Bye Venezuelan beaches and Hola hilltops & coffee haciendas the past two days as we’ve left the comfy confines of Playa Colorada behind for the lush green scenery of Caripe. This is where Leap teams will spend weeks 6,7, and 8 of their volunteer placements and it couldn’t be more [...]

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