An unusual internship

GVI offer a number of unpaid staff positions, or wildlife internships, to the pick of our volunteers that have completed the ten week wildife research expedition. Regularly, successful applicants can be awarded a base internship at either of our Karongwe or Venetia research bases, or a position helping out with the biodiversity survey at Mariepskop Mountain in the Blyde River Canyon. Finally, we also sometimes offer a position helping out with the Venetia satellite camp at Lesheba Wilderness in the beautiful Soutpansberg Mountains.

From time to time though, we come up with some different and once-off type jobs that an intern can get involved with, thereby gaining more experience, seeing a different part of this lovely and diverse country and simply extending your stay and having more fun with us.


Brigette Clark-Carmichael (seen embracing the sunset while on the Mariepskop biodiversity survey above), has just completed such an internship, tagging on an extra 10 days with us at the end of her 10 weeks on the expedition- helping hugely by sorting through, filing and labelling the best of our photo library from the last 3 years or so. She worked hard but also enjoyed some lovely walks, and got to see some of the stunning countryside in the Magoebaskloof area of Limpopo Province. Thereafter she jetted off to Cape Town with the chance of helping out for a while with the community projects that GVI runs down there. Thanks for everything Brigette and good luck in the fairest cape!

An unusual internship