INTERNSHIPS

Marine Mammal Rescue and Rehabilitation Internship
(Winter, Spring and Summer Sessions; 28-40 hours/week, unpaid)

All 2025 sessions are currently filled.  Please check back in February 2025 for new opportunities.

During this unpaid Internship you will be working closely with the Marine Mammal program staff in various aspects of stranding response for live and deceased marine mammals. Participants also receive hands-on experience working with young Northern elephant seals and California sea lions, providing rehabilitative care at our facility.

For more information or to apply for the Marine Mammal Internship, Click Here.

Wildlife Help Hotline & Education and Outreach Internship
(10-week sessions, 24-32 hours/ week, March- October)

Interns in the Wildlife Help Hotline and Education and Outreach Internship will assist staff with operating the wildlife text hotline, intaking patients from members of the public, and assist with activities and tabling at community outreach events and educational programs. This immersive experience will allow interns to learn how to identify Native Southern California Wildlife, how to assist in wildlife/human conflict resolution, and educate members of the public about wildlife and the mission of CWC.

For more information or to apply for the Wildlife Admissions Internship, Click Here.

Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship
(Multiple 10- week sessions, 32 hours/ week, February- October)

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship at California Wildlife Center provides a unique opportunity to gain experience in the care of injured, sick, and orphaned native California wildlife within a rehabilitation setting. Interns will learn proper handling skills, species identification, nutrition, physiology, husbandry, wound care, enrichment techniques, and natural history of native California birds and mammals in various developmental stages. Interns will also be involved in the release of patients once their rehabilitation is complete. During this immersive and intensive program, interns will work side by side with skilled wildlife hospital staff and wildlife volunteers to successfully care for and treat the wildlife patients in care.

For more information or to apply to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship, Click Here.