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Wildlife Rescue & Veterinary Rehab Intern

Interns can stay for a month to be trained in sea turtle rescue, rehabilitation, and husbandry at the endangered sea turtle rescue center in Asia, including Japan, Taiwan, China. Some of our interns at turtle rescue center were featured on CNN:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/china-hainan-sea-turtles

Students will assist in administering medical treatments to sick and injured sea turtle patients, including fluid therapy, antibiotic injections, tube feeding, nutritional supplements, X-rays, and physical therapy. Interns will also assist in taking blood samples from all of the sea turtles in rehabilitation to monitor progress, prepare samples for health assessment, and analyze clinical results to adjust medical treatments. Furthermore, interns will aid in the daily husbandry of sea turtles, including feeding, cleaning, hospital upkeep, and overall care for the turtles. They may have the opportunity to observe and assist during surgical procedures, such as the minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopy.

For more information about the program, please visit:
http://www.seaturtles911.org/program/internship.htm