Meet our First Interns of the Season!
By Jasmine Regalado, Volunteer Coordinator
California Wildlife Center’s ability to help 4,000 patients annually is largely due to the stellar team of volunteers and interns that donate their time and hard work to assist our animal care staff. Every year, CWC hosts 25 interns who are admitted into one of three internship tracks – Marine Mammal Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wildlife Rehabilitation, and Wildlife Hotline and Outreach. Interns donate 300 hours of their time over the course of 10 weeks. They learn department specific skills such as assisting with rescues of marine species, feeding and administering medication, restraining patients for staff during exams and wound care, corresponding with and educating members of the public, and so much more. Please welcome our first two interns of the season!
Skylar Westbrook
Skylar has spent the last six and a half years working in a small animal hospital and will be applying to vet school this fall. Passionate about animal care, she’s excited to get some hands-on experience with California’s diverse wildlife and learn about what rehabilitation looks like from rescue to release.
Fannie Luu
Fannie has a strong interest in wildlife rehabilitation. She is a Wildlife Hotline and Outreach intern. Fannie is in her final semester of an Anthropology M.S. program. After graduation, she hopes to work with wildlife or at a shelter.