Big Cat Conservation Internship in South Africa
Gain practical conservation experience by working with big cats and contributing to wildlife research.
Durations: 2 - 12 weeks
40 hrs of fieldwork per week
1:6 staff to participant ratio
Includes GVI ExperiencesBook with confidence
Travel flexibility, because life happens! Modify your booking, even up to 48 hours before departure. T&Cs apply.
Program information
Make yourself at home in the South African savannah, while getting practical on-the-ground experience in big cat conservation, wildlife research, animal tracking and telemetry. From our research station in Limpopo, you’ll work in collaboration with a number of local partner organisations and directly contribute to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5: Life on Land.
Get a grant of up to 80% on conservation programs!
GVI Foundation Grants are now available for conservation programs. Apply by 31 Dec to get up to gbp5000 off.
Book with confidence
Travel flexibility, because life happens! Modify your booking, even up to 48 hours before departure. T&Cs apply.
Included in your program, at no extra cost.
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Discover the medicinal uses of indigenous plants
Master basic bush survival skills
Watch a magical sunset at a watering hole
Enjoy a night sky safari
Discover the medicinal uses of indigenous plants
Master basic bush survival skills
Watch a magical sunset at a watering hole
Enjoy a night sky safari
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