ANIMAL HEALTH AND ECOLOGY INTERNSHIPS! WORK WITH US IN AFRICA!
DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET GREAT WORKING EXPERIENCE! ENDIP WILDLIFE LABORATORY is endorsed by the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of SOUTH AFRICA. We provide analytical, diagnostic and health support to land owners, farmers and wildlife reserves across the Northern parts of South Africa. Our base camp is situated in the Greater Kruger National Park, the greatest wildlife sanctuary in the world! Our core business components are: Bacterial diseases Parasite infestations in wildlife and domestic stock Serology / Bloodwork on African Buffalo River health ecology & Water quality analyses Animal management Cost: ZAR 1000.00 for 1 week. (USD: $130) ZAR 2500.00 for 2 weeks. (USD: $327) ZAR 3000.00 for a month, or per month for longer periods. ($392) The costs include the following: Accommodation in thatched huts with toilet & basin, shower with hot & cold water & electricity. Full dinner every day. All-day coffee, tea, soft drinks and snacks. Please buy your own breakfasts and lunches. We have a nice kitchen and BBQ facilities. Month- or more workers: Price includes as above, and also 1 set of uniform clothing (excl shoes), weekends off duty, and free day visitor trip in Kruger National Park. With all above you must also pay you own flight tickets. We will collect you from Phalaborwa airport. Summary of your typical work experience: Daily activities can not be limited or defined, as we can get called out to a reserve or farm at any time for an emergency. If an animal died or is ill, we will investigate and visit the reserve or farm, collect samples and complete the tests in the laboratory. In the event of a mortality, we usually perform a post-mortem to determine cause of death. Routine existing duties that you will assist with, will include visiting wildlife reserves to collect fecal samples for parasite tests, culling certain animals to perform animal health assessments on and investigate water- and nutrition quality and also to perform field surveys on ecological components. Trapping and data collection on certain animal species is done regularly. In the laboratory at camp you will also be requested to assist in procedures necessary to run and maintain a wildlife veterinary laboratory. We are also in the process of applying for a wildlife rehabilitation facility permit, as we often receive orphaned or injured wildlife from other people or places, wanting us to help giving those animals a second chance. If there are any of these animals in camp, you would be asked to assist in taking care of these with regard to feedings, feed preparations, health inspections and typical mom & dad stuff. Clients often call us out for ecological assessments of either terrestrial or aquatic environments. You are thus welcome to assist us in these field excursions too. We often conduct fish surveys in crocodile infested rivers, using electricity skillfully to stun the fish unconscious for a while, allowing us to collect, identify and check for diseases before returning them to the river. Vegetation surveys form the basis of sustainable wildlife management, and we have to determine if a specific reserve has enough food for the animals it wants to accommodate. We always need extra hands to measure, collect data and process it in order to calculate carrying capacities and the resulting stocking rate recommendations. If you are looking for a diverse, interesting field to gain experience in while seeing a large portion of the Northern reaches of South Africa, then this internship is something for you to consider. Contact: Cornell.Vermaak +27 84 8401584 (SMS for rapid reply & info) [email protected] African Lowveld Research/ Endip Consulting. Endip Wildlife Laboratory Balule Scientific Services Camp Xikukutzu 38 Parsons, Balule, Greater Kruger National Park P.O.Box 62 Kampersrus 1371 South Africa Extra activities for your own account can be arranged when in camp. A short list of examples is: Blyde canyon, Kruger National Park, Kapama cheetah rehab, Moholoholo rehab, Treetop canopy tours, Olifants river boat trip, Shangaan tribal village and much more. WE CAN ONLY ACCOMMODATE 3 INTERNS AT A TIME, BECAUSE WE DONT WANT TO MAKE IT COMMERCIAL. I ALSO NEED SPACE IN THE VEHICLE TO PACK MEDICATION, SAMPLING EQUIPMENT AND FUEL. SO CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
