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Baby Elephant Care and Community Development Internship
Location: Thailand: Rural Areas
Term: Throughout the year
Program Duration: 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad)
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: Please visit the website for upcoming start dates
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Phone: +1 888 653 6028
Fax: +1 617 674 2109
Description
Provide daily care for a new mother and her calf, and run long term health studies on elephants in the program. For 3, 6, 9, or 12 month placements interns assist managing a new elephant sanctuary and help develop innovative new eco-tourism projects. Living and working in a traditional Karen village in the mountains of northern Thailand, interns on this project get a unique opportunity to learn about living with elephants in the forest from a community that's been keeping elephants for hundreds of years. Depending on your interests, you can assist elephant behavior studies, document medicinal plants, teach English in the village school, and/or help find new livelihoods for the villagers so they don't have to return to working in the circus with their elephants.
Highlights
Daily contact with elephants, directly responsible for monitoring an elephant calf's health and providing basic daily care. Work closely to assist an elephant specialist vet run the project, and benefit from his years of experience working with elephants, eco tourism management, and conducting wild reintroduction studies. This internship also provides a unique look into Karen culture, living and working within an indigenous community. Learn Thai and Karen languages, traditional forest medicine, and ancient elephant keeping techniques. This internship offers experience working with a remote community, eco tourism management, teaching, and animal husbandry.
Intern Types
- Agriculture
- Animal Sciences
- Ecology
- Environmental Management
- Environmental Studies
- Field-Study
- Forestry
- Geology
- Sustainable Development
- Zoology & Wildlife Sciences
Languages
- English
Cost in US$:
USD 5,590 for 6 months
Cost Include Description:
* Experienced staff mentor
* Internationally recognized qualification in Team Leading
* Final evaluation
* Certification and summary of training and experience received
* Confidential professional reference
* All food
* Accommodation, includes basic bedding, mosquito nets, and shared rooms with other interns/volunteers.
* Elephant activities
* Transportation (as required for project work)
* Basic field kit including bamboo water container, bamboo cup, pen, and survey sheets is provided for morning hikes
* Elephant care and food is provided by your fees
* Pre-departure support and services
* 24 Emergency Phone
* 24 hour in-country support.
Credit Available
no
Volunteer Types
- Animal Welfare
- Childcare/children
- Community Development
- Conservation
- Culture
- Digging
- Eco-tourism
- Economic Development
- Education
- English Teaching
- Environment
- Fixing Fences
- Organic Farming
- Planting
- Small Business Development
- Teaching
- Tourism
- Trail Building
- Veterinary
- Volunteering
- Wildlife Surveying
This Program is open to
Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Group living
- Home-stays
Participants Travel to Thailand
Independently
Application Process Involves
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time is
1-2 weeksGVI's Mission Statement
Global Vision International aims to promote the advancement of sustainable development through the creation of partnerships, promotion of local and global education, opportunities and via direct financial support. GVI remains committed to its local partners by ensuring they receive full credit for any research undertaken or achievements reached.
Year Founded
1998
