Sea Turtle Conservation Internship in Mexico

Learn sea turtle survey monitoring techniques and enhance your scientific knowledge.

Durations: 2 - 12 weeks
Fieldwork hours40 hrs of fieldwork per week
Participant ratio1:6 staff to participant ratio
GVI experiencesIncludes GVI Experiences
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Program information

This program involves monitoring and recording turtle nesting behaviour along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, patrolling beaches at night and early morning for nesting turtles and collecting nest data. During the day, you’ll study sea turtle feeding behaviour in seagrass meadows, collaborate on environmental education projects, and even lead independent research.

Included in your program, at no extra cost.

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Visit a Mayan ruin
Take a beach yoga class
Dive through the cenotes
Stand-up paddleboard at sunrise
Climb rock formations in the jungle
Learn the unique geography of the Yucatan Peninsula
Ancient Aztec cocoa experience
Learn about hyperbaric medicine
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