Seabird Veterinary Internship
SANCCOB is not a typical veterinary practice. Typical surgical procedures under anesthetic and X-rays are not performed at SANCCOB but veterinary work does however include blood work, wound debriding and dressing, clinical evaluation and necropsies. This internship will prepare you for working with seabirds in a Veterinary capacity.
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What will I learn?
This learning experience is divided into 2 sections.
Online e-learning course – completed prior to the first day
This course is desgined to provide you with a sound knowledge base to work at SANCCOB. The course content is developed to provide you with a working knowledge of different types of penguins and seabirds of various ages, types of enclosures they live in, what does daily care entail, handling and feeding techniques as well as seabird behaviour and signs of illness and disease. You will also learn about the type of veterinary work our Veterinary staff do. Scenarios, case studies, instructional videos and photos will provide the basis for self assessment quizzes that encourage understanding and application of knowledge.
SANCCOB – Practical skills development
You will learn intermediate to advanced rehabilitation techniques, new bird admission procedures, how to do clinical evaluations, taking and processing blood samples and how to perform seabird necropsies as well as basic Veterinary practice management skills.
Who can apply?
Returning volunteers who meet application requirements, university students, graduates, post graduates and employees in the field of Veterinary science.
Programme duration
3 months
If you want to make the best of your time, then why not consider consider one of our training courses or stay longer by adding another seabird internship.
Work schedule
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The nature of the work that you will be doing may see your schedule change on very short notice so flexibility is highly appreciated. A typical work day for Seabird Veterinary Interns is from 8am-5:30pm. You will never be expected to work past 6pm unless you choose to but you can expect to work up to 5 days a week (including most weekends and public holidays). |
What about accommodation?
Unfortunately SANCCOB doesn’t offer accommodation but potential interns can This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for a list of places of accommodation that many interns and volunteers have made use of in the past.
Programme cost
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Local participants (SA citizens/permantent residents) |
FREE |
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International participants |
$385/£245/€285 |
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Returning participants that meet the application requirements |
$200/£115/€130 |
How to apply?
Click here to download the application form
