James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Kahuku
Internship Overview:
We are in search of passionate individuals interested in gaining experience in the avian care and seabird conservation field. Interns will be exposed to all aspects of the daily care of the translocated chicks with an emphasis on daily cleaning and food preparation. Interns will also gain training on seabird social attraction techniques and aspects of habitat restoration, including out-planting and predator control. Interns will go through and initial orientation to gain a basic understanding of avian husbandry in the conservation field and continue to refine these skills throughout the internship. Interns will also shadow members of the PRC Animal Care team throughout the duration of the internship to learn through observation about avian care, feeding and holding techniques. Please keep in mind, due to the nature of this project and permitting restrictions, handling of the chicks is limited.
Our Seabird Translocation Projects involves the social attraction and translocation of Laysan and Black-footed Albatrosses, Bonin Petrels and Tristram's Storm Petrels to create new colonies safe from sea level rise. More information on the project can be found at www.islandarks.org
Essential Responsibilities
You will be based with our Seabird Translocation team for the majority of your internship. Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
Requirements
Must commit to staying the duration of the project (outlined above)
Must commit to 24 hours a week, 8 hours a day typically starting between 6:30, 7:30 and 8:00 AM
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Salary:
This is a non-paid internship, interns are responsible for all housing, transportation and living expenses. Credit for college work experience requirements can be given. How to Apply: Click here to submit your resume, cover letter and contact information for two references If you have any questions/ concerns or problems with your application please contact: Leilani@pacificrimconservation.org with the subject heading, “Seabird Restoration Internship 2020” Who is Pacific Rim Conservation?Pacific Rim Conservation is a Hawaii-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We are a conservation organization whose primary focus is wildlife research and management, with a specialty in native birds. Our mission is to maintain and restore native bird diversity, populations, and ecosystems in Hawaii and the Pacific Region. We work together with local communities, government agencies, and other conservation organizations to achieve our goals; we are solidly a ‘boots on the ground’ organization. We do this by creating ‘islands’ within islands where predators have either been removed and excluded through fencing, or are controlled on a long term basis. We then work to restore the habitat in these areas, and in some cases, bring bird species back that are no longer found there through translocation and social attraction. Throughout all of our work, we actively conduct research to understand avian biology, and the ecosystem changes and benefits to inform future conservation actions. To date, we have published more than 115 peer-reviewed papers.
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