We are looking for devoted and patient individuals to join our orphan care internship. We will accept up to two persons who can ideally commit to volunteering for three months.

60% of our rescues are orphaned animals who have either been abandoned by their mothers or become orphans after their mothers were killed. Raising wild animals is a delicate job, and we follow procedures and take precautionary measures to ensure that the animals get the best opportunity to be raised successfully and released.

As an orphan care intern, you will gain hands-on experience in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. You will be responsible for assisting in feeding the babies throughout the day and on some nights, learning different feeding techniques that are invaluable when it comes to your future career working with wildlife. You will also be expected to assist with cleaning enclosures, medicating orphans, creating and administering enrichment, developing protocols for best practices, and maintaining the nursery organized. You will also get the opportunity to study biological rehabilitation, ethology, and the development of wild behavior in reptiles, mammals, and birds.

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