2022 at Wildlife Conservation Internship
from 5,345€
Wildlife Conservation Internship
Highlights
- Earn skills, experience, and qualifications that will help move you closer to your dream job in conservation.
- Go on a wildlife safari adventure in a private South African nature reserve
- Listen to the quiet hush of the wild open spaces, waking each morning to a chorus of savannah birds and drifting off to the nighttime hum of endemic frogs and crickets.
- Live and work alongside Field Guide Association of South Africa, FGASA, qualified guides, growing personally and professionally by learning from their experiences
- Visit the famous Kruger National Park.
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About the program
Travel to SA to work alongside trained field guides on critical wildlife conservation initiatives while gaining experience needed for a career in conservation.
Join top local as well as international organisations such as Elephants Alive and World Wildlife Trust as they work on critical conservation which contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals #15, Life on Land.
Situated on a game reserve you will be surrounded by some of the most ...
Typical day
Participants are expected to remain flexible as project work changes based on weather as well as needs of our project partners.
- 5 or 6am: Wake up call
- 6 - 10 am: First Drive
- 12pm: Lunch
- 1pm - 4pm: Second Drive
- 6pm: Dinner
- 9pm: Bed Time
Free-time activities
By participating in this program, you are not only offered an opportunity to work toward conserving ecosystems but also the opportunity to see local sites! Our dedicated field staff are the best resource when researching local trips, they have compiled this list of activities.
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Details on arrival
2023
- 19 Aug 2023
- 02 Sep 2023
- 16 Sep 2023
- 30 Sep 2023
- 14 Oct 2023
- 28 Oct 2023
- 11 Nov 2023
- 25 Nov 2023
- 09 Dec 2023
2024
- 06 Jan 2024
- 20 Jan 2024
- 03 Feb 2024
- 17 Feb 2024
- 02 Mar 2024
- 16 Mar 2024
- 30 Mar 2024
- 13 Apr 2024
- 27 Apr 2024
- 11 May 2024
- 25 May 2024
- 08 Jun 2024
- 22 Jun 2024
- 06 Jul 2024
- 20 Jul 2024
- 03 Aug 2024
- 17 Aug 2024
- 31 Aug 2024
- 14 Sep 2024
- 28 Sep 2024
- 12 Oct 2024
- 26 Oct 2024
- 09 Nov 2024
- 23 Nov 2024
- 07 Dec 2024
Program fees
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GVI
Agency - founded in 1998
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