Internships at Lindsay Wildlife Experience

Wildlife Education Internship

This internship is an educational and public programming- oriented position that involves public speaking and animal handling. It offers a unique opportunity to learn about native California wildlife with Lindsay Wildlife Experience’s collection of non-releasable birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates to convey conservation messaging through educational programing and public engagement.

This position requires a self-motivated, flexible, and responsible individual capable of supporting the daily operations of the Education department. Our program requires a commitment of a minimum of 12 weeks (or a minimum of 150 service hours), two days per week from 9 a.m. -5 p.m. including weekends. Shift lengths can vary, ranging from 6-8 hours per day. Hours can be flexible depending on the day.

We are not currently accepting applications for the summer wildlife education internship session.

To learn more about Wildlife Educator internship opportunities, click here.

To be contacted when our internship reopens, please fill out the form here.

 

Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship Program

This unpaid internship program offers an unparalleled opportunity for hands-on experience with care and treatment of injured or orphaned native California birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

Working in conjunction with Lindsay Hospital staff and over 300 volunteers, interns are given the opportunity to learn about all aspects of wildlife rehabilitation with hands-on experiences. Lindsay offers two types of internships: a standard internship that includes both husbandry and medical training and experience, and a husbandry-specific program that is suited for individuals that wish to expand their knowledge on proper husbandry of native California wildlife.

We offer two different 12-week intern program sessions during the 2023 peak season, timed to correspond with common college/university summer breaks:

  • Session I:   Sunday, May 21 – Saturday, August 12, 2023 (semester system)
  • Session II:  Monday, June 19 – Sunday, September 10, 2023 (quarter system)

In addition to the weekly hands-on husbandry and medical shift work, the internship program includes weekly in-person Thursday classes and reading assignments covering various aspects of wildlife rehabilitation and care.

The program requires completion of:

  • A minimum of 200 intern program hours during one of the 12-week sessions.
    • Minimum of three 5-hour shifts per week for the 12 weeks, usually 2 weekday shifts and one weekend day shift per week.
    • Shifts are usually 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (a.m. shift) or 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (p.m. shift).
    • Includes weekend and holiday shifts.
    • Alternate scheduling, including an extended timeframe into the next session, may be available by prior arrangement.  Interns can choose to continue on after their session ends to receive more advanced hands-on instruction and accumulate additional hours.
  • All required training, including orientation and weekly class sessions that may require attendance on a non-shift day.

We are currently accepting applications for the 2023 sessions. The application deadline is April 7, 2023.

For more information about the intern program, including duties, requirements, and application instructions, please refer to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Internships page of the Lindsay Wildlife Experience Volunteer Opportunities website.

Questions? Contact [email protected]

Animal Keeper Internship

This unpaid internship offers a unique opportunity to learn about husbandry for native animals in Lindsay’s collection of non-releasable birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.

Our program requires animal keeper interns to complete 280 internship hours. Interns are required to have at least two to three 8-hour shifts per week.

We are currently accepting applications for the summer session which runs May-September. The application deadline is April 16, 2023.

To apply, email a cover letter, résumé, intern application and three references to Volunteer Coordinator Bree Wheeler. To learn more about this internship, click here. Download an application here.

Questions? Contact [email protected]

 

Natural History Internship

This internship offers a unique opportunity for hands-on experience in collections management consisting of biological, geological, and paleontological specimens, as well as art. Working directly with the Natural History Collections Specialist, interns are given the opportunity to learn about handling and caring for natural history specimens, research, and assisting with education programs on wildlife-related topics.

Our program requires a commitment of 6-20 hours weekly for 4-5 months. Hours are flexible but must be during regular business hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 

Applications are now closed until the next semester. To learn more about the Natural History Collections Internship program, duties, and requirements click here. If you are interested in receiving a notification for when applications are open for the next semester please complete the notification request form.

Questions? Contact [email protected]