Four – Six Summer Sea Turtle Husbandry Internships at Clearwater Marine Aquarium


Duration of summer internship: May-September (flexible with school  
schedules)
 The Sea Turtle Rehabilitation and Husbandry internship offered at the  
Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) gives candidates a hands-on learning  
experience caring for sea turtles currently undergoing  
rehabilitation, as well as sea turtles that remain as permanent  
residents at CMA. Interns will be able to assist in diet preparation,  
feeding, record keeping, exhibit maintenance, medical examinations  
and procedures as well as enrichment. Interns will also assist in  
giving public presentations to guests of CMA to educate them about  
these protected and endangered species. There will also be  
opportunities to go on stranding calls and work along side staff for  
triage, stabilizing and other veterinary procedures. Candidates  
should be able to perform physically demanding duties, work odd hours  
and long shifts and be currently enrolled in a four-year college  
program in veterinary science, biology, marine biology, environmental  
science, or another related field, or be a recent college gradu!
  ate from a program of the same experience.

Number of internships available: 4-6
Duration of summer internship: May-September (flexible with school  
schedules)
Due date for application package: Feb 1, 2009

Website for more information and application packet: www.SeeWinter.com
Contact: Dawn Desantis, Volunteer and Intern Coordinator;  
ddesantis@cmaquarium.org
For more information on internship details, can also contact Danielle  
O'Neil, Director of Sea Turtle Rehabilitation, doneil@cmaquarium.org