Wildlife, Zoo, & Aquatic Animal Externships
What externships are available now? Please note that this is not a complete list. If you know of other opportunities or have additional information, let us know!
Second Year
Captive Wildlife
- Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA)
- CA National Primate Research Center (Davis, CA)
- Envirovet Summer Institute
- Lion Country Safari (Loxahatchee, FL)
- Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, MN) - Summer Volunteership
- Montgomery Zoo (Montgomery, AL)
- Mystic Aquarium (Mystic, CT)
- San Francisco Zoo (San Francisco, CA) - Animal Care Internship only, no vet work
- Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, CA)
- Cape Wildlife Center (West Barnstable, MA)
- Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife - CROW (Sanibel, FL)
- Envirovet Summer Institute
- International Crane Foundation (Baraboo, WI)
- Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA)
- Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary (Kona, HI)
- Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research (Newark, DE)
- Willowbrook Wildlife Center (Glen Ellyn, IL)
- Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA)
- Mystic Aquarium (Mystic, CT)
Third Year
Captive Wildlife
- Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA)
- Binder Park Zoo (Battle Creek, MI)
- CA National Primate Research Center (Davis, CA)
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Cleveland, OH)
- Denver Zoo (Denver, CO)
- El Paso Zoo (El Paso, TX)
- Envirovet Summer Institute
- Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (Fort Wayne, IN)
- Kansas City Zoo (Kansas City, MO)
- Lion Country Safari (Loxahatchee, FL)
- Lowry Park Zoo (Tampa, FL)
- Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, MN) - Summer Volunteership
- Montgomery Zoo (Montgomery, AL)
- Mystic Aquarium (Mystic, CT)
- National Aquarium in Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
- New England Aquarium (Boston, MA)
- Roger Williams Park Zoo (Providence, RI)
- San Francisco Zoo (San Francisco, CA) - Animal Care Internship only, no vet work
- Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, CA)
- Sedgewick County Zoo (Wichita, KS)
- South Carolina Aquarium (Charleston, SC)
- University of Illinois Zoological Pathology (Chicago, IL)
- Wildlife Conservation Society-Pathology (Bronx, NY)
- Wildlife Safari (Winston, OR)
- Zoo New England (Boston, MA)
- Alaska SeaLife Center (Seward, AK)
- Cape Wildlife Center (West Barnstable, MA)
- Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife - CROW (Sanibel, FL)
- Envirovet Summer Institute
- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (Glen Rose, TX)
- International Crane Foundation (Baraboo, WI)
- Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA)
- Southeastern Raptor Center (Auburn, AL)
- Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary (Kona, HI)
- Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research (Newark, DE)
- University of Illinois Zoological Pathology (Chicago, IL)
- Wildlife Conservation Society-Pathology (Bronx, NY)
- Willowbrook Wildlife Center (Glen Ellyn, IL)
- Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA)
- Mystic Aquarium (Mystic, CT)
- National Aquarium in Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
- New England Aquarium (Boston, MA)
- South Carolina Aquarium (Charleston, SC)
Fourth Year
Captive Wildlife
- Alaska SeaLife Center (Seward, AK)
- Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA)
- Binder Park Zoo (Battle Creek, MI)
- Birmingham Zoo (Birmingham, AL)
- Brevard Zoo (Melbourne, FL)
- Brookfield Zoo/ Chicago Zoological Society (Chicago, IL)
- CA National Primate Research Center (Davis, CA)
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Cincinnati Zoo (Cincinnati, OH)
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Cleveland, OH)
- Dallas Zoo (Dallas, TX)
- Denver Zoo (Denver, CO)
- Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak, MI)
- El Paso Zoo (El Paso, TX)
- Envirovet Summer Institute
- Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (Fort Wayne, IN)
- Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, TX)
- Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha, NE)
- Houston Zoo (Houston, TX)
- Indianapolis Zoo (Indianapolis, IN)
- John G. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, IL)
- Kansas City Zoo (Kansas City, MO)
- Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens (Chicago, IL)
- Lion Country Safari (Loxahatchee, FL)
- Living Desert (Palm Desert, CA)
- Los Angeles Zoo (Los Angeles, CA)
- Louisville Zoological Garden (Louisville, KY)
- Lowry Park Zoo (Tampa, FL)
- Marine Mammal Center (Sausalito, CA)
- Maryland Zoo in Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
- Memphis Zoo & Aquarium (Memphis, TN)
- Milwaukee County Zoo (Milwaukee)
- Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, MN)
- Montgomery Zoo (Montgomery, AL)
- Mystic Aquarium (Mystic, CT)
- National Aquarium in Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
- National Zoo (Washington DC)
- New England Aquarium (Boston, MA)
- Oklahoma City Zoo (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Oregon Zoo (Portland, OR)
- Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, PA)
- Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Potawatomi Zoo (South Bend, IN)
- Potter Park Zoo (Lansing, MI)
- Roger Williams Park Zoo (Providence, RI)
- Saint Louis Zoo (St. Louis, MO)
- San Diego Wild Animal Park (San Diego, CA)
- San Diego Zoo (San Diego, CA)
- San Francisco Zoo (San Francisco, CA)
- Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, CA)
- Sea World Orlando (Orlando, FL)
- Sea World San Antonio (San Antonio, TX)
- Sea World San Diego (San Diego, CA)
- Sedgewick County Zoo (Wichita, KS)
- Smithsonian National Zoo, Pathology (Washington DC)
- South Carolina Aquarium (Charleston, SC)
- The Wilds (Cumberland, OH)
- Toledo Zoo (Toledo, OH)
- Topeka Zoo (Topeka, KS)
- U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (San Diego, CA)
- Wildlife Conservation Society-Clinical (Bronx, NY)
- Wildlife Conservation Society-Pathology (Bronx, NY)
- Wildlife Disease Laboratories, Zoological Society of San Diego - Pathology (San Diego, CA)
- Wildlife Safari (Winston, OR)
- Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA)
- Zoo New England (Boston, MA)
- Alaska SeaLife Center (Seward, AK)
- Cape Wildlife Center (West Barnstable, MA)
- Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife - CROW (Sanibel, FL)
- Envirovet Summer Institute
- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (Glen Rose, TX)
- International Crane Foundation (Baraboo, WI)
- Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA)
- Marine Mammal Center (Sausalito, CA)
- PAWS Wildlife Center (Lynnwood, WA)
- Smithsonian National Zoo, Pathology (Washington DC)
- Southeastern Raptor Center (Auburn, AL)
- The Wilds (Cumberland, OH)
- Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary (Kona, HI)
- Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research (Newark, DE)
- Wildlife Center of Virginia (Waynesboro, VA)
- Wildlife Conservation Society-Pathology (Bronx, NY)
- Wildlife Disease Laboratories, Zoological Society of San Diego - Pathology (San Diego, CA)
- Willowbrook Wildlife Center (Glen Ellyn, IL)
- Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA)
- John G. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, IL)
- Marine Mammal Center (Sausalito, CA)
- Mystic Aquarium (Mystic, CT)
- National Aquarium in Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
- New England Aquarium (Boston, MA)
- Sea World Orlando (Orlando, FL)
- Sea World San Antonio (San Antonio, TX)
- Sea World San Diego (San Diego, CA)
- South Carolina Aquarium (Charleston, SC)
- U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (San Diego, CA)
- Calgary Zoo (Calgary, Alberta, CANADA)
- Envirovet Summer Institute
- Taronga Zoo (New South Wales, AUSTRALIA)
- Toronto Zoo (Toronto, Ontario, CANADA)
Due Dates (as of 9/25/07)
*PLEASE* contact the externship site directly for the most up-to-date application dates!
El Paso Zoo
- Nov 1 --> for next years Jan - June
- May ? --> for next years July - Dec
- Dec 1
- Feb 1 (one year PRIOR)
- Fall of (jr yr)
- Nov 30 (jr yr)
- Dec 1 (jr yr)
- Sept 1 (jr yr)
- Oct 1 (jr yr)
- May 15th --> for next years Jan - June
- Nov 15th --> for next years July - Dec
- Nov 15 (jr yr)
- July 15 for Fall Semester
- Jan 15 for Spring Semester
- April 15 for Summer Semester
- Fall of jr yr
- Nov 15
- Nov 15
- Oct 1
- Oct 1
- Lowry Park Zoo
- Pittsburgh Zoo
- Birmingham Zoo
- Sedgewick Co Zoo
- Indianapolis Zoo
- Kansas City Zoo
- Univ Illinois
- Dallas Zoo
- Lincoln Zoo
- Los Angeles Zoo
- Memphis Zoo
- Milwaukee Zoo
- Minnesota Zoo
- National Aquarium
- Taronga Zoo
