Internships in Santarem, Brazil

I am a recent college graduate from the United States and spent three months volunteering with IPBio. During my time at Reserva Betary, I worked closely with the staff to create a new project for the volunteer program, in collaboration with a professor from Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Creating a new project gave me an inside look at all the effort and organization that is poured into each research project; the projects at IPBio are engaging and interesting with real world implications. I highly recommend volunteering with IPBio for anyone who has an interest in the natural world. The Atlantic Forest is an incredibly underrated and diverse ecosystem where you are guaranteed to see amazing flora and fauna. During my stay there, I saw monkeys, toucans, and several species of beautiful tanagers. The atmosphere the program cultivates is one of friendliness and comradery. Our weekends were usually filled with floating down the river, visiting caves, or taking a trip to Cananeia, a beautiful island off the coast. Volunteering with IPBio was an incredible experience in every way from the ecology to the staff to the fellow volunteers!