Wildlife Vet Experience

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Have you been searching online for wildlife vet opportunities to gain some in-person, practical experience? You may be restricted by the cost or quality of the options out there. For this reason, we’ve designed an exclusive package just for vets-in-training that is both affordable and of high quality. It’s built around our principles of collaboration, credibility and accessibility by connecting communities and exceptional projects and experts while not sacrificing some of the fantastic food and accommodation that South Africa has to offer.

Week 1:

Focus - Shadow experienced wildlife vets

Summary - Observe/participate in clinical procedures, observe darting/capture techniques and helicopter darting (optional add-on). We aim to include the following - Assist with rehabilitation, Human-wildlife conflict, anti-poaching, and conservation techniques, Husbandry skills - handling and observation. When possible - Husbandry skills - physical exam, reproduction, and routine health care.

Week 2:

Focus - Wildlife rehabilitation, wildlife orphanage, community education and cheetah breeding

Summary - Monitoring and care of Cheetah, Wild Dogs, White Rhino, Lion, African Wild Cats, Ground Hornbills, Sable Antelope and more, feeding and assisting with or observing veterinary activities, learning about cheetah breeding, learning about hospital equipment, feeding rhinos, lions and leopard. When possible - Checks of cheetahs, Vaccination of cheetahs, Lime Sulphur treatment of cheetahs, Treatment of antelope for internal and external parasites.

Inspiring project and reserve visits

Credible wildlife vets

Practical clinical EMS and AHEMS sign-offs

24-hour support crew

Professional airport pick up and drop off

Complementing activities and conservation topics

Delicious South African food

And fantastic reserve accommodation