The KWS Veterinary Unit is based at the organization headquarters in Nairobi and comprises the country’s most competent wildlife veterinarians, technicians and animal capture staff. The team is mandated to travel to all parts of country when they are called on and liaises closely with the park wardens, rangers and research scientists in all the national parks and reserves throughout the country. Through this cooperative effort with other KWS field stations, the team attends to wildlife cases of all kinds, involving a wide variety of species.

The goal of the veterinary unit is to: offer wildlife veterinary service nationally to ensure stable/growing healthy populations of wildlife within Kenya; assist and prevent habitat destruction by wildlife; and reduce human-wildlife conflict. The unit also works to prevent extinction of rare species by establishing viable breeding groups.

Location: Based in Nairobi, but many opportunities to travel to national parks throughout the country. Duration: 1 to 6 months Costs: from $1,495 Requirements: Be in at least your first year of a veterinary science or zoology degree Project Brief: This is a truly unique project that provides volunteers with multiple travel opportunities as a part of the placement. You will go with the team wherever they go and based there until the work is complete. This means you could spend up to three weeks in the most remote areas of Kenya’s most famous national parks.