Jobs, Internships, and Volunteer Opportunities
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Date Posted: 1/20/2026
Organization: Ojai Raptor Center
Location: Ojai, CA
Job Title: Raptor Ambassador Bird Trainer and Educator
Position Type: Paid Position
Position Hours: Full-time
Position Description: The Raptor Trainer and Educator is responsible for the care and training of the ambassador bird collection, the maintenance and cleaning of ambassador aviaries and holding areas, and the presentation of high-quality informal and formal educational messaging. This position requires strong, respectful working relationships with both the ambassadors and human co-workers. Team members coordinate daily work activities with the overarching goal of providing the highest level of health and welfare for the raptors in the collection. This is a hands-on role suited to a detail-oriented, compassionate professional who is enthusiastic about choice-based training and comfortable presenting to guests of all ages in a professional, engaging manner with a shared vision to expand and strengthen the educational experiences that support the organization’s mission.
Date Posted: 1/20/2026
Organization: Lindsay Wildlife Experience
Location: Walnut Creek, California
Job Title: Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern - Husbandry
Position Type: Internship (volunteer)
Position Hours: Part Time
Position Description: Lindsay Wildlife Experience has one of the oldest and largest wildlife rehabilitation programs in the country. Our 200 volunteers care for more than 5,000 native California animals, from about 175 different species, each year.
This unpaid internship offers an unparalleled opportunity for hands-on experience concentrating on husbandry of injured or orphaned native California wildlife. This position requires a minimum of 15 hours per week for a 12-week session from May 24 – August 15. Husbandry Interns help provide husbandry care for wildlife patients and will assist in developing new husbandry/diet/enrichment procedures. Full program details are available on our internship program description page. Application deadline is April 1, 2026
Date Posted: 1/20/2026
Organization: Lindsay Wildlife Experience
Location: Walnut Creek, California
Job Title: Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern
Position Type: Internship (volunteer)
Position Hours: Part Time
Position Description: Lindsay Wildlife Experience has one of the oldest and largest wildlife rehabilitation programs in the country. Our 200 volunteers care for more than 5,000 native California animals, from about 175 different species, each year. This unpaid internship offers an unparalleled opportunity for hands-on experience with care and treatment of injured or orphaned native California wildlife. This position requires a minimum of 15 hours per week for a 12-week session from May 24 – August 15. Interns help provide husbandry and medical care for wildlife patients. Full program details are available on our internship program description page. Application deadline is April 1, 2026.
Date Posted: 1/5/2026
Organization: Ojai Raptor Center
Location: Ojai, CA
Job Title: Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship
Position Type: Unpaid Position
Position Hours: Full Time
Position Description: Internships span 10 weeks per session, with approximately six sessions offered between March and November 2026. Interns will gain valuable skills in animal husbandry, nutrition, flight conditioning, and medical care, with opportunities to assist in veterinary procedures and treatments. This internship offers real-world experience in wildlife rehabilitation, providing you with the knowledge and skills essential for a future career in animal care, conservation, or veterinary medicine.
Sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, and schedules are open for discussion. Applicants with an interest in wildlife rehabilitation and the husbandry of birds of prey are encouraged to apply. This is a full-time internship, approximately 40 hours per week, and will include weekends and potentially holidays. A part-time schedule may be negotiable; however, preference will be given to candidates able to commit to full-time hours
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Date Posted: 12/23/2025
Organization: International Bird Rescue
Location: Fairfield, CA
Job Title: Associate Veterinarian
Position Type: Paid Position
Position Hours: Full Time
Position Description: International Bird Rescue is accepting applications for an Associate Veterinary position as the primary veterinarian for our San Francisco Bay-Delta Wildlife Center, reporting to the Senior Director of Research and Veterinary Science. This position will provide medical and surgical care to wild marine and freshwater birds of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, and contribute to policies, protocols, and research as a member of the animal care Operations Team.
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Date Posted: 12/23/2025
Organization: Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA
Location: Saratoga
Job Title: Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern
Position Type: Internship (volunteer)
Position Hours: Part Time
Position Description: Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA (PHS/SPCA) is now accepting applications for our Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship program. The internship position is located at the Wildlife Care Center in Saratoga. Internships are unpaid volunteer positions open to high school graduates that are 18 or over.
This is a unique and rewarding opportunity as a volunteer Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern to learn the care and feeding of wildlife and basic husbandry skills. In addition to hands on experience, interns will receive bi-weekly educational topics for review in discussion groups. All interns must be available for Friday Discussion Groups. A final exit examination is required upon completion of the program.
Time Commitment: 12-week semesters, 8 hours per day, 3 days per week (24 hour per week total)
Term 1: May 15 to August 7, 2026
Term 2: June 5 to August 28, 2026
Term 3: June 12 to September 4, 2026
Term 4: July 3 to September 25, 2026
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