2024 at Equine Vet Assistant
Reptile Vet Sanctuary
Highlights
- Work alongside a dedicated team of herpetofauna specialists
- Assist in the rescue and relocation of reptiles within the surrounding areas
- Work alongside an onsite reptile veterinarian to rehabilitate injured reptiles-Assist with emergency, reactive and preventative medicine
- Learn how to handle a range of different reptiles, maintain animals exhibits, prepare animals' diets, create animal enrichment and participate in research or document filming
- Contribute to reptile conservation efforts
- Work alongside a dedicated team of herpetofauna specialists
- Assist in the rescue and relocation of reptiles within the surrounding areas
- Work alongside an onsite reptile veterinarian to rehabilitate injured reptiles-Assist with emergency, reactive and preventative medicine
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About the program
A centre passionate about rescuing and rehabilitating reptiles. From surgery to post op care, rescue and release, to looking after the sanctuaries' permanent residents.
Typical day
The centre has some awesome permanent residents that volunteers will be very involved in caring for from feeding to cleaning enclosures and everything in between! Some of the permanent residents include a Nile Crocodile, baboon spiders, alligator snapping turtles, ...
Free-time activities
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
Volunteers fly in and out of Hoedspruit Airport and can start every Monday of the year. There is some flexibility with the start dates of this project so please ask us if you are looking at a different start date.
Program fees
Meet your organization
Worldwide Vets
Non-profit - founded in 2006
Verified by Volunteer World
Coordinated by
Gemma
About the project
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