What were your main duties and responsibilities during the course of your internship?

I was responsible for checking and collecting badger hair from hair snares, bagging them and labelling them so that they were ready to be sent off to the laboratory. I assisted in  surveying for badger sets, the baiting and pre-baiting of badger traps, camera trapping and analysis of the camera footage. In addition, I assisted with the radio tracking of badgers and cows with radio collars on so that information on how they came into contact could be downloaded from the collars.

What would you say was your biggest achievement over the course of your internship?

I learnt many practical skills that it would have been difficult to learn any other way. In addition I got to take part in a real life scientific study.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

My assistance meant we were able to cover far more ground with surveys and generally lighten my colleagues workload.

Did you encounter any problems during the course of your internship and if so, how did you overcome them?

The main problems were physical ones, carrying heavy traps through fields of brambles and over/through hedges. However the more I persisted, the stronger I became.