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Would you like the opportunity to gain hands on experience working with and caring for raptors? Carolina Raptor Center offers internships in the spring and the summer.

Wild Wings Education Intern

Responsibilities for Wild Wings Education Interns include, but are not limited to:

  • Learn to present dynamic education programs using live raptors
  • Answer the public’s questions regarding CRC, environmental conservation and the birds.
  • Learn basic raptor First Aid
  • Provide daily care for our 100 permanent resident raptors (feeding, cleaning, enrichment, etc.)
  • Create educational displays
  • Assist with raptor training sessions, and learn operant conditioning techniques
  • Assist with raptor health checks
  • Assist with raptor enclosure maintenance
  • Assist with various projects as needed
  • Complete one project benefitting CRC, and give a short presentation on your project for CRC volunteers and staff

Position Requirements:

  • Commit to a minimum of 300 hours to complete the internship (30+ hrs/week for 10 weeks)
  • Some college-level coursework in Education, Biology, Animal Science or related field
  • Excellent communication and organization skills
  • Available to work some weekends and/or holidays

Email a completed Spring 2010 Application or Summer 2010 Application and a current resume to: Heather Merewood, Director of Education, with the subject title “Education Intern.” 

There are nearly no limits to what you can learn with us, and we’re eager to take you under our wing!

 

Raptor Rehabilitation Intern

As a rehabilitation intern you will have the chance to participate in all aspects of the rehabilitation process, from admission to the ultimate goal of release. You will be an integral part of the rehabilitation team at the Carolina Raptor Center, known for its dedication to the care of injured and orphaned raptors and for developing state-of-the-art avian medicine techniques. This internship would fit those pursuing a variety of biological careers, from pre-veterinary students to those interested in field biology.

Activities include, but are not limited to:

  • Assisting with the care of injured and orphaned raptor
  • Safe handling and restraint of patients while treatments are performed
  • Learning to perform an examination on an injured raptor
  • Administering medications and fluids
  • Assisting our staff veterinarian during surgical procedures and physical therapy
  • Basic husbandry skills, including feeding and cleaning of cages
  • Taking calls from the public and dispatching transport volunteers to pick up injured birds
  • Banding and releasing rehabilitated raptors
  • Helping to maintain the health of over 100 resident raptors at the center
  • Gain in-depth knowledge of raptor biology and natural history
Applicants should be self-motivated and be willing to both learn and teach skills, be able to work with a variety of staff and volunteers, and be able to adjust to somewhat unpredictable and often long hours. Because of the nature of the position, this internship has extensive bird handling. The position includes outdoor work in all types of weather. Space is limited. Applicants with college credits are given preference. A resume and references are required to be submitted with the application. Internships are offered three times a year.

Application Deadlines:

  • Fall semester internship applications are due by July 31. (Internship runs from September to November.)
  • Spring semester internship applications are due by November 30. (Internship runs from January to March.)
  • Summer internship applications are due by April 30. (Internship runs from the end of May to August.)

A minimum commitment of 20 hours per week (200 hours total) is required. Weekends included.

For more infomation, please download and view our Rehab info document.

Email a completed application and a current resume to: Carly Orlando, with the subject title “Rehab Intern.”