- Canada
- Ontario
About Program
Gain practical, hands-on experience with a wide variety of reptile and amphibian species in both field and captive settings. Learn from career professionals in regular seminars, workshops and guest lectures. Be part of a group that is quarantined safely but able to interact with each other in a residential setting. Acquire job skills, networking connections, and resume builders that are essential for success.
Learn about animal husbandry practices by caring for 500+ captive reptiles and amphibians (more than 70 species) and participating in rehabilitation and head-starting of animals to be returned to the wild. Participate in fieldwork such as wetland/terrestrial/road surveys, field data collection, mark-recapture methods, morphometric data collection, blood sampling and much more. Gain knowledge from lecture and classroom-based settings to complete personal projects based on your own interests and using data from our conservation work.
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Program Highlights
- Learn about animal husbandry and field work
- Gain Skills in: Education and media, Field methods, Mapping tools (GIS), Data collection and analysis, Project Management, Outdoor skills
- Start Dates: Fall, September to December; Winter, January to April; Summer, May to August.
- Regular workshops and seminars presented by our instructor team will provide formal or informal opportunities to explore a variety of topics related to herpetology and conservation
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Location
Ontario is the second most densely populated city in Canada. It has always been a large tourist destination for Canada mainly due to the Niagara Falls. If you are looking to experience metropolitan Canada and practice your french, this is the best place for you.