Volunteering or Interning with TWRC

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with TWRC. Please note that volunteers desiring to work with animals must be at least 18 years old and have attended an orientation session. For information about volunteering, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Karen McKinnon at volcoord@trianglewildlife.org. If you are a volunteer, please consider signing up with the TWRC Volunteer discussion list. This e-mail list is intended to allow volunteers to discuss issues, find shift substitutes, etc. To sign up, visit the list sign-up page

Volunteer Orientation

As spring baby bird season approaches, we will need dedicated help to feed the hundreds of new arrivals. Be a part of preserving our native wildlife by volunteering your time.

We will be offering an introduction on March 28 from 1 to 3 pm at Parkwood United Methodist Church, Durham NC.  To sign up, please contact the volunteer coordinator.

2010 Spring and Summer Internships with Triangle Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic

Now accepting applications for spring and summer internships. Please send application to info@trianglewildlife.org

TWRC has summer internship positions open and is currently recruiting students with a professional interest in biology, ecology, veterinary medicine, or wildlife management. Interns will become a part of a team of staff members, volunteers, and other interns participating in the daily activities at the hospital that is open seven days a week in the Research Triangle in North Carolina. Interns must be at least 18 years old.

Internship responsibilities:

• Carry out daily husbandry for patients within clinic, particularly nestling and fledgling songbirds
• Care for other typical patients such as box turtles and various water turtles
• Assist senior TWRC staff with mammal care (raptor care will be only under supervision by senior staff)
• Care for patients in off-site, outdoor pre-release cages
• Perform routine support tasks, including cage cleaning, dishwashing, hospital maintenance and food preparation
• Assist with physical examinations of new patients and monitor patient progress toward release
• Observe medical and surgical procedures
• Transport injured wildlife (including raptors, large waterfowl and wading birds).
• Perform initial intakes and assessment of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.
• Train new volunteers as needed
• Answer public phone calls made to the wildlife hospital:
  • Learn to assess an animal's health status over the phone
  • Learn NC laws and regulations about wildlife issues
  • Learn how to answer questions about wildlife problems pertaining to the public

Internships consist of at least a 40-hour work week and require a minimum three-month commitment. These are non-paid positions and interns must provide their own transportation. Internships are available from April to September. We understand that college and university calendars vary; therefore, specific start and end dates can be arranged.

To apply: Email a cover letter, resume, and two letters of reference with contact information to info@trianglewildlife.org
Please include the time period that you can participate this spring and summer.

You can also mail application materials to:
Triangle Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic Attn: Internship Program
1417 Seaton Rd
Durham, NC 27713-2428

TWRC is a 501c3 non-profit organization that depends on public financial support to fund necessary clinic supplies and essentials. We look forward to hearing from you.