WILD SPRING BREAK

Perfect for pre-vet, vet and students interested in wildlife conservation. The Wild-Spring-Break is a Wildlife Medicine & Conservation “Light” combining the perfect combination of wildlife veterinary medicine,  conservation, and eco-based recreation. Participants travel from the warm turquoise Caribbean waters to the rainforest while meeting and learning from veterinary and conservation professionals. This fast-paced program includes visits to wildlife centers across Belize, and both marine and terrestrial protected areas where participants snorkel in the Western Hemisphere’s most extensive coral reef, and visit Maya sites and wildlife centers set in jungles of Belize. Students engage with experts in Wildlife Medicine & Conservation, combining site visits with experiential learning on the front lines of wildlife conservation. Site trips include the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve, the Belize Zoo, the Green Iguana Project, the our own Belize Wildlife & Referral Clinic (BWRC). You can sign up for one of our trips, or book a private section for your school or club.

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Contact us to reserve your Saturday to Saturday 8- day dates.

Private groups and custom itineraries available.

Contact bzwildlifeclinic@gmail.com for more information.

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ACCOMODATIONS

The Wildlife Institute arranges housing at local hotels and guest houses for interns and students. Standard accomodations include multiple occupany, AC, free WiFi, private bath and kitchenette. Upgrades and private accomodations are available upon request. Students and interns have free access to BWRC kayaks for wildlife spotting and recreation.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This program improves student’s knowledge and abilities in the following areas

  • Understanding the role and key challenges and opportunities for veterinarians and conservation professionals in wildlife medicine and conservation.
  • Critical conservation issues in the tropics, and specific examples of their challenges with focus on human wildlife conflict and illegal pet trade.
  • Wildlife immobilization, handling, restraint and examination.
  • Wildlife medical approaches.
  • Stressors and risk evaluation.
  • Clinical procedures for mammal, birds and reptiles.
  • Distance immobilization & restraint for mammals, birds and reptiles.
  • Emerging and common Zoonotic diseases.
  • Zoo and preventative medicine.
  • Wildlife Transport.
  • Comparative wildlife anatomy, osteology, and radiography.
  • Ecology of large cats, monkeys, iguanas, snakes, and birds of Belize.
  • Husbandry and nutrition of
  • Neotropical species.
  • Tropical parasitology & neotropical zoonotic diseases.
  • The role of community based conservation organizations,
  • NGOs and governmental entities in conservation.
  • Guatemala may be included in some itineraries

*Note on wildlife rescue or emergency field visits: The need for wildlife rescue or emergency visits is unpredictable. Past students and interns have been involved in a number of wildlife rescue, relocation, and emergency response situations. When such occasions arise, BWRC will make every effort for the student to observe or in some cases participate in these efforts.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • Tuition
  • Lab fees
  • Hotel accommodations with free wifi, all breakfasts
  • Excursions, field trips, entrance fees
  • Field medical supplies
  • Daily transportation
  • Airport transfers
  • Payments & donations to the Belize Wildlife & Referral Clinic
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