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Vets Go Wild - Practical African Wildlife Vet Course
If you are looking for hands-on African vet experience and need to fulfill a portion of your Extra Mural Study (EMS) requirements, or if you’re looking for further experience with exotic animals, Vets Go Wild has the perfect animal care courses for you. These feature the opportunity to work with wildlife vets in South Africa. This course is limited to pre-vets, veterinary medicine students, nurses...
If you are looking for hands-on African vet experience and need to fulfill a portion of your Extra Mural Study (EMS) requirements, or if you’re looking for further experience with exotic animals, Vets Go Wild has the perfect animal care courses for you. These feature the opportunity to work with wildlife vets in South Africa. This course is limited to pre-vets, veterinary medicine students, nurses, techs, and qualified vets and vet nurses. You will be based at the Amakhala Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Amakhala is home to the founder of Vets Go Wild and world-renowned vet Dr. William Fowlds, who you will work alongside while in South Africa. The program fee includes all field activities, lectures, community visits, day trips, accommodation, transfers, and meal...
Program Highlights
Complete your EMS requirements for your qualification while working alongside a qualified wildlife vet at all times.
Learn and apply wildlife conservation principles in the field such as animal care, diagnosis and treatment of disease, and theoretical and practical elements of wildlife medicine.
Experience game capture, which includes a helicopter darting exercise and the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Make memories, meet like-minded individuals, form lasting relationships and expand your network.
Visit Addo Elephant National Park and surrounding game reserves and participate in marine animal care in Port Elizabeth—unique to Vets Go Wild.
Quick Details
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Summer
- Veterinary Medicine & Science
- Zoology & Wildlife Sciences
- American
- All Nationalities
- European
- Canadian
- Australian
Program Reviews
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Total Reviews
10/10 would recommend!
August 30, 2023by: Katie Swanson - United StatesProgram: Vets Go Wild - Practical African Wildlife Vet CourseI loved every minute of this trip! The people were so welcoming and they helped me build confidence in myself. I hope to apply everything that I learned into my own work and I hope one day I will be able to come back and expand my knowledge of wildlife veterinary medicine.
Best experience in Life
August 16, 2023by: Fred Okoth - KenyaProgram: Vets Go Wild - Practical African Wildlife Vet CourseExcellent service , good presentation, competent in their areas of operation, in-depth learning and well articulated training , well accommodating and team work make the environment conducive for all.
The best experience of my life!!
November 26, 2019by: Irene Tejera - VenezuelaProgram: Vets Go Wild - Practical African Wildlife Vet CourseHands down the best program I could have chosen, the Vets Go Wild course was an incredible experience!! The veterinarians we worked with where amazing teachers and you really do get a lot of hands on experience. The work they do there is beautiful they are an amazing team, I specially loved how they work to preserve de rhinos that was probably one of my top memories. If I could do it all over again I definitely would!!
Program Details
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Locations
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Types and Subjects
- Subjects & Courses
- Veterinary Medicine & Science
- Zoology & Wildlife Sciences
Availability
Years Offered: 2023
- Summer
Age Requirement
Age Requirement Varies
Guidelines
All Nationalities
This Program is also open to Solo, Couples, Group
Cost per week
Program Cost Includes
- Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
- All Program Activity Costs
- Weekday Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- Weekend Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Accommodation Options
- Group living
- Guest House
Qualifications & Experience
- English
Language Skills Required
- Any/All Education Levels Accepted
Accepted Education Levels
Application Procedures
- Online Application
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