Large Animal Medicine & Marine Conservation in Belize

The Large Animal Medicine & Marine Conservation course is a two-week Central American adventure that gives you the chance to explore all of Belize, from the rainforest to the Caribbean coast.

In the first week, learn about large animal veterinary medicine in the tropics, working with a veterinarian on local farms to learn about and help care for animals such as horses, cows, pigs, sheep, and goats. Lectures supplement field course activities so you can understand the veterinary science behind each hands-on activity. Your program provides community veterinary funding, as it pays for veterinary visits and the supplies used, and also offers you insight into farming and large animal care practice and issues in tropical developing countries.

In the second week, live at the beach on the Caribbean Sea to participate in a snorkel-based marine conservation course. The Belize Barrier Reef is a 300km section of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System. It’s the second-largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It’s estimated that only ten percent of the species in the reef have been discovered.