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@aol.com