Want to gain a unique career experience? Ready to travel internationally with both independence and support? Consider joining one of our incredible veterinary internships abroad!
Why Choose An Internship?
Our veterinary internships abroad offer students an amazing opportunity to pursue their love of travel while also earning valuable career experience. Compared to our study abroad programs, our internships give students more flexibility when traveling. They’re perfect for students who want to gain hands-on experience but with the freedom to travel and spend time on their own. They’re also great for those who don’t want to navigate the logistics of finding and vetting their own internship opportunity or housing abroad.
Similar to traditional internships, our veterinary internships abroad provide placement with one of our partner projects. Through this placement, you’ll have a set place to intern each day where you’ll shadow, observe, or assist as needed. These internships provide experience that can be used on a resume and some colleges and universities may even accept internship credit for them.
Please note that Loop Abroad internships are quite different from Loop Abroad programs. You will not have a Loop Abroad staff member with you each day, you do not have a Loop Abroad teaching vet, and you do not have activities and transportation scheduled and provided for you. Internships offer you the flexibility of traveling and exploring on your own with the safety and support of an in-country support coordinator, as well as a traditional shadowing internship placement at one of our partner projects. At all internships, you should expect to be on-site approximately 35-40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
This is a practical conservation internship which is aimed towards those looking to work in any of the following fields: Ecologist, Biologist, Habitat Specialist, Environmental Biologist, Wildlife Biologist and Conservation. Applicants must have a deep interest in wildlife conservation and be committed to hands-on work and research activities.
If you and a friend are applying together and would like to intern together and be housed together, please contact us atadmissions@loopabroad.com to assist you.
Applicants must be 18+ and must have completed a minimum of one year of undergraduate study to apply.
Overview
During this internship, students will work with wild animals at The Arcturos Environmental Center. The focus revolves around the conservation of large carnivores like brown bears and wolves, as well as the management of mountainous ecosystems in Greece and the Balkans.
Interns can choose from a selection of:
- Animal Husbandry
- Wolf Behavior Research
- Brown Bear Behavior Research
- Lynx Behavior Research
This Wildlife Research internship aims to offer participants a high-quality experience and a comprehensive understanding of various conservation aspects. By joining this internship, you will develop valuable skills while contributing to the meaningful work of safeguarding Greece’s wildlife heritage.
Highlights
Projects may include (depending on what is available during your internship and what team you choose):
- Fieldwork (radio observation of bears or wolves).
- Assist visitors at the bear and wolf shelter.
- Care for animals at the shelter.
- Environmental education activities.
- Public awareness campaigns (events and exhibitions).
- Assist in the Hellenic shepherd dogs breeding program.
