Question 1

Do you offer any legal or financial protection?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We are the only organization of our kind that has been offered membership in ABTA. We comply with the UK Package Travel Regulations—your trip will be financially protected through ABTA and ATOL, and we are full members of the Year Out Group.

Question 2

Do I need any specific skills or qualifications?

Accepted Answer

No. It’s all about your love of wildlife and your desire to learn and make a positive difference. This program can be tailored to a veterinary student, a graduated vet, someone with a keen interest to learn more in this area, and more!

Question 3

How do I protect the wildlife with this veterinary program?

Accepted Answer

Depending on your interests and the vet you’re partnered with, you’ll be involved in various activities such as darting animals for treatment, relocation and monitoring purposes, and experiencing daily life inside a busy veterinary clinic.

Question 4

Do I get clinical and field experience on the project?

Accepted Answer

Yes. As a volunteer at our veterinary project, you will be shadowing our world-renowned wildlife vets with their daily work. This may be in a busy clinic overseeing operations, or out in the field learning all that wildlife veterinary has to offer.

Question 5

Can this project contribute to my studies?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Many of our volunteers use this experience as part of their required placements and to gain extra academic credits for their studies, e.g. Extra Mural Studies (EMS) and Animal Husbandry Extra Mural Studies (AHEMS).