The Cape Wildlife Center (CWC) www.hsus.org/ace/12800

The CWC offers educational opportunities ranging from hands-on student externships in wildlife veterinary medicine and rehabilitation to programs offering humane solutions for human-wildlife conflicts. Programs are tailored to wildlife professionals, college and veterinary students, volunteers, and the local community, depending on interest and need. On-site housing is available on a limited basis for student externs.

Phone: 508-362-0111
Fax: 508-362-0268
E-mail: capewildlife@earthlink.net

The Hellenic Wildlife Hospital www.ekpaz.gr/index-en.html

The Hellenic Wildlife Hospital was the first wildlife rehabilitation centre in Greece. Recently, the centre was transferred to a new, ultra-modern facility. With a network of first aid stations, volunteers, organizations and local contacts throughout Greece, the organization cares for thousands of wildlife every year. It publishes a quarterly journal and offers public education programs; HWH offers internships and accepts and trains volunteers from throughout the world. For more information, email hlcwfhos@otenet.gr , write or call:

Hellenic Wildlife Hospital
P.O. Box 75072,
Kallithea, 17610
Athens, Greece

Phone:
Aegina: (+30-1-) 0297-28376,
Athens: (+30-1-) 9520117

Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) www.paws.org

PAWS has been caring for orphaned and injured wild animals since 1981. The PAWS Wildlife Department consists of the Lynnwood facility (about 15 miles north of Seattle) that serves the North Puget Sound area. The hospital includes surgery and x-ray facilities, a fully equipped nursery, flight cages for birds, outdoor caging for large mammals and pools for aquatic animals.

PAWS internship program accepts 12 or more interns each summer. Interns have become an integral part of the operation of the PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers. Most interns are students who are studying biology, ornithology, wildlife sciences, environmental studies or pre-veterinary medicine. Some people receive college credit for their internship while others may complete an internship for the experience alone.

Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research www.tristatebird.org

Training & Education programs in oil spill response and general bird care are offered to industry, veterinarians, government wildlife professionals, academia and the general public.

Each summer, the Wild Bird Clinic offers a limited number of internships in the care and rehabilitation of wild birds. Participants work side-by-side with professional staff and volunteers. For more information, contact Tri-State or visit their website.

Phone (302) 737-9543
Fax (302) 737-9562
Address: 110 Possum Hollow Road
Newark, Delaware 19711

Wildlife Center of Virginia (WCV) www.wildlifecenter.org

Veterinary Internship in Wildlife and Conservation

A year-long internship in native wildlife medicine and rehabilitation is being offered to veterinarians by The Wildlife Center of Virginia. The Wildlife Center is a private, non-profit, organization with a professionally staffed, fully equipped 5,700 square foot hospital, research, rehabilitation, and education center located in Waynesboro, Virginia, in the heart of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. For more information, visit the WCV website.

Correspondence should be addressed to Director of Veterinary Services, The Wildlife Center of Virginia, P.O. Box 1557, Waynesboro, VA 22980.

Senior Veterinary Student Wildlife Medicine Externship

Since 1986 over 200 externs from thirty-five different veterinary schools have studied at The Wildlife Center. If requested, the Center will provide housing. The student who resides in the on-site apartment will be responsible for after-hours emergency admissions and occasional evening treatments. Externs are selected on a first-come first-served basis.

Interested students should apply in writing to

The Wildlife Center of Virginia,
P.O. Box 1557,
Waynesboro, VA 22980,

and should include a resume along with a letter explaining career goals and the time period desired.

World Bird Sanctuary (WBS) www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/

The World Bird Sanctuary was founded in 1977; today, it is one of North America's largest sanctuaries concerned with the conservation of bird species worldwide. WBS places special emphasis on preserving birds of prey (raptors) and parrots.

WBS offers educational workshops, as well as jobs and internships. For more information, visit the website (click on job opportunities to learn more about internships).

World Bird Sanctuary
P.O. Box 270270
St. Louis, Missouri 63127

Telephone: (636) 938-6193
Fax: (636) 938-9464
E-mail: info@worldbirdsanctuary.org