Durrell has a proven track record of saving species from extinction, and since its inception, has been dedicated to delivering high-quality training to conservation professionals. We have trained over 7,000 conservationists from 149 countries, helping to create a global community of skilled conservation practitioners rewilding the world. Navigate through the below pages to learn more about the flagship and bespoke training courses we offer, as well as our internships in both Jersey and Mauritius.
What we offer
Current Training Courses
Expert-led programmes designed to empower conservationists and build skills in species recovery, leadership, project planning, communication, GIS, and more, to boost global conservation impact.
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Bespoke Courses
Durrell’s bespoke training offers customised, expert-led conservation teaching tailored to specific curriculum and professional needs of university groups and conservation organisations.
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Internships, Research, and Veterinary Placements
Explore opportunities for aspiring conservation professionals to gain real-world skills and experience in conservation practice, through internships, veterinary placements, or research collaboration.
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Our impact
At Durrell Conservation Academy, we know there are skills and experience out there to prevent further species from becoming extinct. We also know that with more support and opportunity, we can capture, share and apply these qualities to more conservationists and projects worldwide. Successful conservation action involves a wide variety of biological and cross-disciplinary skills. To tackle the escalating challenges to save biodiversity, we have to pass those skills on to the conservationists who need it the most. As a result of our training, an individual can be more personally effective and capable of taking effective conservation action, but don’t just take our word for it, hear how our training has made a difference from our graduates themselves.
Rewild Our World
In our Rewild our World strategy, introduced in 2017, we set four ambitious goals to achieve by 2025 with a vision to create a wilder, healthier, more colourful world.
Our third goal was to have 500 endangered species projects working more effectively. Across all of our courses, we trained 605 people and our training was reported to be highly influential, with an average impact rating of 83%.
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