Wildlife Conservation Apprenticeship
Highlights
- Start your career in conservation off right with three months of training and another three-month work placement.
- 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.
- Master radio telemetry techniques and learning how to track and record animal movements.
- Visit the nearby Drakensberg Mountains in your free time where awe-inspiring vistas are afforded over the Blyde River Canyon.
- Live and work alongside Field Guide Association of South Africa, FGASA, qualified guides, growing personally and professionally by learning from their experiences.
- Start your career in conservation off right with three months of training and another three-month work placement.
- 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.
- Master radio telemetry techniques and learning how to track and record animal movements.
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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
2025
- 04 Jan 2025
- 29 Mar 2025
- 21 Jun 2025
- 13 Sep 2025
Program fees
Meet your organization
GVI
Agency - founded in 1998
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Bianca
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