Amazonian Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Ecuador
An internship with a view
The professional experience you’re seeking to advance your career, plus global travel to give you a whole new perspective. Let WI work out the details for you and get you on your way with confidence.
| Type: | Internship |
| Location: | Yanacocha, Ecuador |
| Duration: | 4-12 Weeks |
| Organization: | Wildlife Rescue NGO |
Role, Responsibilities and Experience
Work in the Amazon at a family-run wildlife refuge and a privately funded sanctuary for rescued and confiscated wild animals. Be a part of their mission to protect the animal and plant life in the Amazon through the rescue and rehabilitation of flora and fauna. With the intention to rehabilitate and release, the refuge and sanctuary often receive woolly monkeys, spider monkeys, squirrel monkeys, tortoises and turtles, crocodiles, parrots and macaws, pigs, and a variety of other animals native to the Amazon jungle region of the country. You’ll assist with animal feeding and care, cleaning animal cages, park maintenance, and construction of enclosures. You will practice specific rehabilitation and habitat maintenance techniques while learning just how precious the Amazonian ecosystems are to Ecuador and the rest of the globe. You’ll be able to add hands-on wildlife management to your resume!
Program Highlights
Eat local food, visit the equator and experience Quilotoa, the emerald lagoon inside a volcano crater, as part of your orientation weekend.
Learn to work effectively in a cross-cultural setting by understanding your own work style. GlobeSmart -- an innovative online profile -- will help you make the most of your professional experience.
Enter the country with ease and come back home with a plan. We will provide you with the career guidance and recommendation you need to land your next job.
Find a job in your field or we’ll refund your program tuition! We believe in the value of our programs so much that we will refund you your program tuition if you are not able to land a job in the field of your program within one year of completing your program.
What You Can Expect From WI
We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach; we believe in you. We will find you the perfect internship based on your goals.
We provide you everything to thrive in an international setting. From online guides to resources that ensure you’re ready before you leave.
Before you travel, while you’re on-site, and when you return to your home country, the WI team will be there for you.
Resources to make your resume shine so you can really make an impression on your future employer, and get the most out of your internship.
Program Details & Pricing
Live in a rural cabin with a shared room, access to a kitchen, shared bathroom and living spaces.
Add an intensive Mentor Program to your shared cabin standard package to receive additional professional guidance from an expert in your field before, during and after your internship.
Live in a rural cabin with a shared room, access to a kitchen, shared bathroom and living spaces.
Add an intensive Mentor Program to your shared cabin standard package to receive additional professional guidance from an expert in your field before, during and after your internship.
Live in a rural cabin with a shared room, access to a kitchen, shared bathroom and living spaces.
Add an intensive Mentor Program to your shared cabin standard package to receive additional professional guidance from an expert in your field before, during and after your internship.
Live in a rural cabin with a shared room, access to a kitchen, shared bathroom and living spaces.
Add an intensive Mentor Program to your shared cabin standard package to receive additional professional guidance from an expert in your field before, during and after your internship.
What's Included |
Standard Program | Premium Program | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internship placement and professional supervision | |||
| Personal pre-departure orientation | |||
| On-site health, safety & cultural orientation | |||
| 24/7 On-site emergency support and services | |||
| Comprehensive medical and accident insurance | |||
| Re-entry Workshop with career coaching resources | |||
| LinkedIn endorsement and professional letter of recommendation | |||
| Guided city tour | |||
| Day trip to Quilotoa | |||
| Airport pick-up and transfer to accommodation | |||
| Arranged accommodation in local shared cabin | |||
| Nine one-on-one mentoring sessions (via Skype) with your industry mentor | — | ||
| Nine professional development projects assigned for you by your mentor | — | ||
| Access to exclusive backstage platform with additional career resources and community | — |
Ready To Go?
Whether you need more information or you’re ready to apply for a program, we’re here to help you get started. Our expedited selection process means that your internship is confirmed in as little as 10 days and your application fee is fully refundable if we can’t place you in your desired program. What are you waiting for?