Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship

Interested in Wildlife Rehabilitation?

Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center, located in Grants Pass, OR, will be offering an unpaid full-time Spring and Summer Session Wildlife Rehabilitation internship.

Free on-site housing is provided to those who live out of state or cannot commute to the position. 

Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship 

Job Description

Cleaning: Cleaning is a very large part of wildlife rehabilitation and daily duties. Cleaning duties include, scrubbing kennels and enclosures, washing dishes, cleaning and folding laundry, sweeping, mopping, raking, power-washing, and more.

Diet Preparation: Duties include cutting and weighing meats, produce, kibble, and specialty items including whole bodied prey such as rats, mice, and quail.

Public Speaking: Interns will assist clinic staff for clinic talks and public releases.

Animal Husbandry

• Weighing, cleaning, and feeding of adult and baby songbirds, woodpeckers, doves/pigeons, corvids, quail/turkeys, aerial insectivores, hummingbirds, raptors, waterfowl, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals such as squirrels and chipmunks.
  • Rabies vaccinated interns may assist staff in the weighing, cleaning, and feeding of rabies vector species (raccoons, skunks, bats, foxes, etc.). 
• Observe and assist in medical treatment of species listed above. Treatment may include administering medications, cleaning wounds, applying wraps and splints, viewing X-rays, and more.
• Spring and summer interns can expect frequent shifts feeding and caring for baby birds and squirrels.
  • Interns may be required to participate in late-night feedings for baby mammals as requested by staff.
• Spring and summer interns can expect to drive personal or company vehicles to and from patient release sites.

Requirements for Internships

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Currently enrolled or recently graduated from higher education in a related field (wildlife science, environmental science, etc.) or interest in pursuing higher education in a related field.
• Must be able to work independently and cohesively with coworkers.
• Work safely, quickly, efficiently and calmly under stressful conditions and handle multiple responsibilities while following directions and protocols.
• Represent Wildlife Images professionally at all times including speaking in public.
• Able to lift and carry 50 lbs. 

Intern Classes

• Interns will have recorded (remote) classes that they are required to watch throughout the internship. Classes will be accessible through a Google library and can be re-watched and accessed as needed during their internship. Some in-person classes may be offered depending on staff availability and clinic workload. 

Internship Classes Offered

• Spring Session 
  • West Nile Virus
  • Baby Bird Basics
  • Baby Mammal Basics
• Summer Session
  • Baby Bird Basics
  • Baby Mammals Basics
  • Fractures 101 OR Raccoon Roundworm

Intern Checklist

• Interns will be provided a checklist with tasks/skills that they are required and/or expected to learn. Many of the tasks/skills to complete are based on patient volume and status, and there is no guarantee that there will be an opportunity to be able to be checked off on the task/skill. However, clinic staff will try to ensure that as many items are checked off as possible.

If you are interested in applying for the internship or have questions regarding the internship, please email internships@wildlifeimages.org with your resume, cover letter, and three professional references.