Summer Internship

We welcome interns of all backgrounds and gender identities. We feel that diversity of life experiences provides insights that enhance our capacity to care of animals. If you love and want to support wildlife, we welcome you!

Now accepting applications for Summer 2027!

Gain hands-on experience in wildlife rehabilitation as a summer intern.

Please read Internship Qualifications before applying

Interns will gain experience in…

  • Day-to-day center operations

  • Species identification of songbirds, raptors and mammals

  • Wildlife husbandry

  • Medical triage and continued care of sick and injured wildlife

  • Infant wildlife care

Interns must be comfortable with…

  • Working with wild animals that may have zoonotic diseases

  • Working with with wild animals that may bite and/or scratch

  • Doing lots of cleaning

  • Handling deceased animals for our raptor and mammal diets

  • Working outside in higher temperatures

  • Euthanasia of wildlife that are non-releasable

Disclaimer - Interns will be working under trained staff and volunteers, given proper PPE, given breaks and are not responsible for euthanizing patients.