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  • Locations: Belize City, Belize
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  • Program Sponsor: Loop Abroad 
Program Description:
This incredible internship brings you to tropical Belize where you’ll get hands-on experience working and learning at the Belize Zoo. Founded as a way to provide a home for a variety of wild animals that had been used in the making of documentary films about tropical forests, the Belize Zoo is now home to over 200 animals, representing over 45 native species! The Zoo keeps animals that were orphaned, rescued, born at the zoo, rehabilitated animals, or sent to The Belize Zoo as donations from other zoological institutions.

During your internship, you’ll earn both veterinary hours and animal experience hours while also getting to learn from the amazing staff that makes up the Belize Zoo. This unique internship brings you behind the scenes to give you first-hand experience working at a zoo and providing care to animals in need.

Details: Cost of $700/week. Includes all meals. Minimum of 2 weeks; maximum of 4 weeks. (If you want to stay longer, you can combine this with an internship at the Belize Raptor Center.)

Why choose an internship?

Our veterinary internships abroad offer students an amazing opportunity to pursue their love of travel while also earning valuable career experience Compared to our study abroad programs, our internships give students more flexibility when traveling. They’re perfect for students who want to gain hands-on experience but with the freedom to travel and spend time on their own. They’re also great for those who don’t want to navigate the logistics of finding and vetting their own internship opportunity or housing abroad.

What’s Included:

Similar to traditional internships, our veterinary internships abroad provide placement with one of our partner projects. Through this placement, you’ll have a set place to intern each day where you’ll shadow, observe, or assist as needed. These internships provide experience that can be used on a resume and some colleges and universities may even accept internship credit for them.

Enrollment in one of our veterinary internships includes:

Internship placement
Housing
Airport Transfer
Completion certificate
24/7 support staff by phone
On-site meals for some locations (this varies by internship, please read below for more)

Not included with enrollment:

Transportation to your internship each day
Personal travel
Activities during free time
Travel and medical insurance
Flight
College credit

Please note that Loop Abroad internships are quite different from Loop Abroad programs. You will not have a Loop Abroad staff member with you each day, you do not have a Loop Abroad teaching vet, and you do not have activities and transportation scheduled and provided for you. Internships offer you the flexibility of traveling and exploring on your own with the safety and support of an in-country support coordinator, as well as a traditional shadowing internship placement at one of our partner projects.

At all internships, you should expect to be on-site approximately 35-40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Who It’s For

Our veterinary internships are open to people of any age and experience level, from anywhere in the world! You don’t need to have prior veterinary experience or be a current student to enroll. If you’ve been eager to travel and explore an interest in animal care, these internships provide a unique experience to try something new!

Internships are from 2 weeks to 12 weeks in length. If you and a friend are applying together and would like to intern together and be housed together, please contact us at admissions@loopabroad.com to assist you.

All participants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.