[REDE CETACEOS - MAMMAR] Estagio: Seal Rehabilitation Internships

[antonio mig]

>Harbour Seal Rehabilitation Internships
>(deadline March 1st)
>
>Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre is a registered not for profit
>organization operating under permits from the Department of Fisheries 
and 
>Oceans,
>Environment Canada and the Ministry of Water, Land and Air. Recipient 
of 
>the Islands
>Trust Environmental Stewardship Award, IWNCC’s focus is on the 
rescue and
>rehabilitation of orphaned Harbour Seals.
>
>For the 9th year, IWNCC will be offering summer internships. In the 
past,
>students have earned academic credit toward their degrees through the 
>completion
>of these internships and the centre is also open to the creation and 
>execution
>of short term, noninvasive research projects by the interns.
>
>There will be twelve staggered internships awarded this summer each 
lasting
>eight weeks. The internships are on a voluntary basis, however 
comfortable
>housing and a food stipend are provided. Interns are accepted 
>internationally and
>are responsible for their own transportation to and from British 
Columbia.
>
>Interns will work directly under marine mammal rehabilitation 
specialists 
>and
>can expect to learn the following:
>
>Safe rescue and handling of Harbour Seal pups.
>
>Proper restraint techniques.
>
>Stabilizing critical patients and new arrivals.
>
>Food preparation through all stages of the rehabilitation process.
>
>Gavage (tube) feeding, force feeding and hand feeding techniques.
>
>Proper hygiene and isolation protocols to prevent the spread of 
disease.
>
>Administration of oral medications.
>
>Behavioral and medical observation and proper record keeping.
>
>Natural history of marine mammal species.
>
>Fundamentals of how, why and when to administer alternative remedies 
such 
>as
>homeopathy and Chinese herbs.
>
>Response to the rescue hotline and public interface as well as the 
>logistics
>of coordinating rescues from many remote locations.
>
>General care of many other indigenous avian and mammalian species.
>
>Applications need to be mailed by March 1, 2007.
>
>For more information and to download an application, please visit our
>web site at: www.sealrescue.org
>
>Island Wildlife Natural Care Centre
>322 Langs Road
>Salt Spring Island, BC   V8K1N3
>www.sealrescue.org
>iwncc  aol.com 

 
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