EDUCATION (40% of time)

The internship is not all about dealing with orphaned or injured animals.  Educating the public is an important job and you will help by using your growing knowledge and the permanent residents.  When working in the front room you will be expected to prepare the center for visitors, answer questions in person and on the phone, over the phone determine the urgency of animal distress, and give tours.  You may also be given the opportunity to work with some our resident birds or turtles and help give educational programs to the public.

The public is the soul purpose the center exists, but also the reason patients come through the doors.  Animals may be found on the side of the road, caught by a pet, or fallen from the nest, but whatever the situation the concern citizen needs to be told what to do or not do.  Once the animal is brought to us it then becomes the interns' job to educate the person about the animal and in some cases explaining that by feeding the animal they may have caused more harm then good.  The interns also educate people that want to satisfy their curiosity of animals, learn about the center, or are just looking for something to do on a rainy day.

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During your internship you could get the chance to work with some of our resident birds of prey.