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INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE! Please note this is a complete volunteer experience that requires a project fee (see below) and applicant must acquire transport to Belize.
As an intern you will be taught physical therapy and learn the basics of preconditioning an injured bird for release using creance training. You will work daily with our none releasable avian ambassadors and will develop skills in positive reinforcement training and learn how to create a training program for a new ambassador.
Interns will learn husbandry, how to create enrichment for ambassadors and much more. At BRC we do a lot of community conservation outreach and offer 14 onsite bird show programs each week.
This project fee covers accommodations (room and board in our onsite intern house. All in-country transport while in Belize (except for days off). The experience is a resume builder for avian work, and is much less expensive than a typical study abroad experience.
Please contact us with any questions you may have and lets get you training birds in a beautiful Caribbean country!
Qualifications and how to apply
A love for birds of prey and educating the next generation are a must. A background in biology, conservation or other related field is preferred but not necessary. Ability to work in a small team setting and be a good teammate. 18 and above, younger has to be discussed and agreed upon with our director. Hours can be applied to a school project and past interns have created projects for the center as apart of required school itinerary. Please send your CV and dates you would like to intern with us to belizeraptorcenter@gmail.com. Subject: BRC INTERNSHIP.
We only take 2 interns at a time so you will get as much hands on experience as possible! We require a minimum of 4 weeks and a max of 12 weeks, 2 weeks can be discussed and needs to be approved by management. Internships are $350 USD per week. Discounts are applied when signing up for more than 4 weeks.
Pre-Vet Internship
This is a new internship and is one on one with our onsite exotic veterinarian Dr. Cyn. During this internship you will have hands on raptor rehabilitation and avian medicine training in our onsite avian clinic with our full-time wildlife veterinarian. As an intern you will partake in rescues, rehabilitation and release, learn how to properly intake patients, do injury assessments, full blood work (PCV, TS, blood count), fecal, and learn how to take and read X-Rays. There will be opportunities to work with our ambassadors, learning positive reinforcement training and the importance of husbandry. This internship is limited to 1 person at a time and hours worked with the vet can be tallied, signed off by our licensed vet and used when applying for Veterinary schools. Prices differ from our normal internships and will be discussed upon application, discounts are given for 4 weeks or more. We also place interns through Loop Abroad at https://www.loopabroad.com/program/belize-raptor-internship/ if you would like to book through a company. Please send your CV, cover letter to belizeraptorcenter@gmail.com. Subject VET INTERNSHIP.
local Volunteering
Come volunteer with us! We take local volunteers for a variety of programs! Contact our Whatsapp at 615-0226 to learn more about how you can help and gain new experiences and skills volunteering with us at the center.
