For the 8th year, Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre, on Salt Spring
Island British Columbia, will be offering summer Harbour Seal rehabilitation
internships. There will be ten internships awarded this summer each lasting eight
weeks, between June 1 and October 31.
Interns will work directly under marine mammal rehabilitation specialists
and can expect to learn the following:
Safe rescue and handling of Harbour Seal pups. Proper restraint
techniques. Stabilizing critical patients and new arrivals. Food preparation through
all stages of the rehabilitation process. Gavage (tube) feeding, assisted
feeding and hand feeding techniques. Proper hygiene and isolation protocols to
prevent the spread of disease. Administration of medications. Behavioral and
medical observation and proper record keeping. Natural history of marine mammal
species. Response to the rescue hotline and public interface as well as the
logistics of coordinating rescues from many remote locations. Fundamentals of how,
why and when to administer alternative remedies such as homeopathy and Chinese
herbs. General care of many other indigenous avian and mammalian species.
There will also be a weekly lecture series presented by professionals in
many different disciplines including; veterinary medicine, integrative
medicine, wildlife rehabilitation, marine mammal conservation and wildlife
cinematography.
HOUSING - Comfortable onsite housing is provided.
FINANCES - Each intern will be provided with a weekly stipend to pay for
food and misc. expenses.
TRANSPORTATION - Interns are responsible for transportation to and from
Salt Spring. However they will have access to the on-island intern mobile.
Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre is a registered not for profit
organization operating under permits from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans,
Environment Canada and the Ministry of Water, Land and Air. Recipient of the
Islands Trust Environmental Stewardship Award, IWNCC’s focus is on the rescue and
rehabilitation of orphaned Harbour Seals and other indigenous species.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 2006.
For more information and to download an application, please visit our web
site at: www.sealrescue.org
Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre
322 Langs Road
Salt Spring Island, BC V8K1N3
www.sealrescue.org
iwncc(a)aol.com
