Want to gain a unique career experience? Ready to travel internationally with both independence and support? Consider joining one of our incredible animal internships abroad!

Why Choose An Internship?

Our veterinary, research, and animal experience 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 or other adults 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 animal 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.

Who It’s For
This internship is for anyone seeking to gain research hours required to be able to apply for Vet Schools. Students should have a deep interest in wildlife conservation and the capacity to work in the field  in challenging conditions. 

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.

Must be 18+ to apply.

Overview?
This wildlife research and conservation internship with Nkonzo Wildlife in South Africa is a one-of-a-kind opportunity that is available only through Loop Abroad! 

Spend two to four weeks at research stations in the northern reaches of Limpopo helping with projects such as rhino and giraffe research and conservation, snare removal to prevent wildlife poaching and invasive plant removal to protect the native habitat. 

You will work in the field alongside rangers, researchers and conservationists as part of Nkonzo’s active mission to ‘safeguard the natural world for future generations.’ Interns on this program will gain a deeper understanding of the human impact on endangered species in the wild and will acquire invaluable experience with various methods of data collection and analysis.

Highlights

Every internship will vary, but here is an example of the kind of research you’ll be working on during your internship:

• Study and analyze white rhino behavior
• Examine the effects of rhino dehorning as an effort to reduce the risk of poaching
• Study privately-owned giraffes’ abundance, distribution, and genetic diversity
• Conduct behavioral observations and create ID kits for giraffes
• Assist in the removal of snares from the landscape to prevent poaching of native species
• Participate in the Weed Warrior project to combat invasive species and protect the native habitat