wildlifewatch.in offers numerous unpaid internship opportunities for journalism students. Applicants should have strong writing skills and an eye for news. Both the duration of the internship and the effective hours put in are negotiable.

ADVANTAGE OF INTERNING WITH WILDLIFEWATCH

There are a number of factors that work in your favour if you do a reporting internship with wildlifewatch.in:

1. We accept applications round the year. Therefore, you do not have to be concerned about juggling your academic schedule with the internship.
2. You do not have to physically attend an office. So, you can telecommute, and pace yourself. Work from home, work from college, work from wherever it suits your convenience.
3. You will not be able to grab the eyeballs of millions of ordinary readers, but you stand with the chance of being noticed by senior journalists / editors from the world over who frequent this site.
4. Unlike college project reports which remain confined to dusty cupboards, you stand the chance of actually being published and noticed for the work you have done.
5. You are free to do as many stories with us as you can. But you must do at least one a week.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO FIRST

There are a few things you need to to before applying:

1. Familiarise yourself with the wildlifewatch.in site first. Do not apply for an internship if you have no clue what this site is about.
2. This site is devoted to wildlife conservation. We encourage reportage about all that goes into stopping wildlife crime and trade, besides halting habitat degradation. Wildlife tourism pieces may be accepted, but are not desirable.
3. Our emphasis is on reportage. Do not apply if you want to write rambling opinion pieces.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Copyright:
   
   1. By default the copyright rests with newswatch.in, the publisher of wildlifewatch.in.
   2. The intern, however, is free to cite his/her contribution to the wildlifewatch.in site wherever and whenever necessary.
2. Remuneration:
   
   1. All internship projects are unpaid as far as the internship programme itself is concerned.

HOW TO APPLY

You need to follow the following steps:

1. Email info(at)wildlifewatch(dot)in with a copy of your CV and a scanned photograph. Interns are advised to mention their specific areas of interest/expertise so that the experience gathered by him/her is relevant and serves him/her in good stead.
2. Internships are allotted only on recommendation from the head of the institution/department where the applicant is studying. The recommendation must be sent to info(at)wildlifewatch(dot)in. Should there be a problem in sending the recommendation by email, the applicant may send a scanned image of the letter. It must be addressed to Editor (Operations), wildlifewatch.in.
3. Do not forget to mention when you would like to start on the internship.
4. Internship applications not conforming to these guidelines will be summarily rejected.