Environmental internship: Environmental management for Jaguar Conservation in Iguazu National Park
- Brazil
About Program
Fancy travelling to the second most diverse place in the world?
The Iguazu region is home to over 2000 plant species, 400 bird species, 80 mammal species (including Jaguars and Tapirs) and many more from Caymans to lizards and frogs.
This programme allows you to get hands-on experience in a real work environment assisting the National Park conservation officers with their daily work, you activities can be (but not limited to)
- Monitoring jaguar populations
- Conducting water quality analysis to assess impact of tourism
- Running surveys on other species
- Communications and environmental interpretation
- Desk research for specific projects
- Data analysis
You will be trained by qualified personnel on the activities you have to undertake and will receive lessons of Portuguese.
Programme cost for four weeks is £1,120. There is availability for longer programmes and shorter.
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Program Highlights
- Research training from qualified scientists
- Opportunity to taste a real work environment in conservation projects
- An insight into Jaguar populations research and threats to its survival
- Make the biggest waterfall in the world your office and play ground for a few weeks
- Opportunity to participate in the tourism attractions of the park (boat rides, canoeing, rafting etc) or even a helicopter flight
Program Impact
Participation on this programme has had huge positive impact for our interns, helping them gain clarification of their career path and providing invaluable experience of working in a real work environment along side qualified professionals. Many describe it as a unique experience that helped them see the world in a different way, with grater understanding of the importance of protecting forests.
