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Wildlife, Zoo, & Aquatic Animal Externships
What Externships Are Available to Me 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:
Wildlife:
Aquarium Medicine Specific:
International:
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)
Wildlife:
- 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 Medicine Specific:
International:
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)
Wildlife:
- 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 Medicine Specific:
- 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)
International:
DUE DATES (as of 9/25/07)--please PLEASE contact the externship site location directly for the most up-to-date information on application dates
El Paso Zoo
Nov 1 --> for next years Jan - June
May ? --> for next years July - Dec
John G Shedd Aquarium
Dec 1
Marine Mammal Center
Feb 1 (one year PRIOR)
Oklahoma Zoo
Fall of (jr yr)
Oregon Zoo
Nov 30 (jr yr)
Philadelphia Zoo
Dec 1 (jr yr)
San Diego Wild Animal Park
Sept 1 (jr yr)
San Diego Zoo
Oct 1 (jr yr)
Santa Barabara Zoo
May 15th --> for next years Jan - June
Nov 15th --> for next years July - Dec
SeaWorld (all locations)
Nov 15 (jr yr)
South Carolina Aquarium
July 15 for Fall Semester
Jan 15 for Spring Semester
April 15 for Summer Semester
St Louis Zoo
Fall of jr yr
US Navy Marine Mammal
Nov 15
Wildlife Conservation Society
Nov 15
Woodland Park Zoo
Oct 1
Zoo New England
Oct 1
at least 1 month advance:
Lowry Park Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo
Birmingham Zoo
at least 2 months advance:
Sedgewick Co Zoo
Indianapolis Zoo
at least 6 month advance:
Kansas City Zoo
Univ Illinois
Dallas Zoo
at least 1 year advance:
Lincoln Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo
Memphis Zoo
Milwaukee Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
National Aquarium
Taronga Zoo
***for all the others from the externship list contact location directly
see website for contact info
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