The Department of Environment, Housing, and Land Planning of the Junta de Castilla y León has opened the registration period for the 2025 environmental volunteer programs at the Wildlife Recovery Center (CRAS) in Valladolid and the Fauna Reception Center (CRF) in Villaralbo, Zamora.
June 6, 2025
Castilla y León | Department of Environment, Housing, and Land Planning
These initiatives, in their fifth edition in Valladolid and second in Zamora, aim to involve the public in the conservation of native fauna through tasks such as care, rehabilitation, and environmental enrichment.
CRAS Valladolid: Five years of commitment to wildlife
The CRAS in Valladolid will carry out its volunteer program between June 11 and September 16, with morning shifts (9:00 am to 2:00 pm) and afternoon shifts (3:00 pm to 8:00 pm).
Volunteers will participate in activities such as feeding orphaned chicks, facility maintenance, food preparation, and environmental enrichment to enhance the well-being of the animals.
In 2024, 825 specimens were attended to, mostly fallen nestlings. The predominant species include swifts, swallows, martins, and a large number of passerines and finches of different species, such as sparrows, goldfinches, greenfinches, serins, and redstarts, among others. Most of the specimens were handled by the different volunteers.
Registration deadline: Up to ten days before the start of each shift.
CRF Zamora: Second edition with broad participation
On the other hand, the Fauna Reception Center (CRF) in Villaralbo (Zamora) will hold its second edition from June 9 to August 29, with morning hours (9:00 am to 1:00 pm) and afternoon hours (5:00 pm to 9:00 pm).
Tasks include caring for chicks, space adaptation, and support in wildlife rehabilitation.
Registration deadline: Up to ten days before the start of each shift.
How to participate?
Interested individuals should first download the form from the
Fundación Patrimonio Natural
website, in the ‘Press Area, Documents and Publications, CRAS 2025 Registration Form or CRF 2025 Registration Form, depending on the chosen center. Then, they must send the completed form to the corresponding email:
- Valladolid: cras.valladolid@patrimonionatural.org (subject: *VOLUNTEERING 25 + Name and surname*).
- Zamora: cras.zamora@patrimonionatural.org (subject: *VOLUNTEERING 25 + Name and surname*).
Selection criteria
A selection will be made from all applications received for this volunteer program, giving preference to those with longer durations and prioritizing applicants who have participated in the CRAS volunteering or in other recovery centers before.
More information on the
Fundación Patrimonio Natural
website or at the corresponding centers.