Zoo + Aquarium

** If you see 2 Asterisks these internships we know require student fees to participate.

The Animal Adventure Park

Harpursville, New York

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Colorado Springs, Colorado

A leader in conservation, captive breeding and animal care, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo connects people with wildlife and wild places through experiences that inspire action. Interns will be given the opportunity to learn how to provide the highest quality care and husbandry of the animals in the area to which they are assigned and how to educate, entertain and provide exemplary guest service experiences to all zoo guests through various programs, activities and continuous guest interaction.

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Black Pine Animal Sanctuary

Albion, Indiana

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Coral World Ocean Park

St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

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Exotic Feline Rescue Center

Center Point, Indiana

The Exotic Feline Rescue Center is a nonprofit corporation that provides homes for life, stable social groups, enhanced environments, and veterinary care to several species of exotic felines including lions, tigers, bobcats, mountain lions and leopards. The nearly 200-acre sanctuary, at present, provides habitats for over 220 individual cats. They are open to the public and provide educational tours to all ages as well as internships to university students. Interns will be trained and involved in public education with daily public tours. They will also be involved in food preparation, feeding, cleaning and maintenance of the enclosures and veterinary care.

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Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Goldleaf Hydroponics

Bloomington, Indiana

At Goldleaf Hydroponics we have Bloomington’s largest collection on public display of reptiles and amphibians. Specimens include over 30 types of iguanas, geckos, lizards, monitors, chameleons, skinks, turtles, tegus, frogs, newts, salamanders, tortoises, snakes, and the collection frequently grows in diversity. The focus of this internship is reptile care and enclosure maintenance. Daily care consists of removing uneaten food and waste from the enclosures, giving fresh water to the animals, feeding fresh vegetables and insects to the appropriate animals, and wiping down the tanks. Water based enclosures need periodic water tests and changes. Tanks with media need to be watered in when necessary, and high humidity enclosures need misted occasionally. Certain large lizards and tortoises need daily baths or soaks in water. Interns will also tend and breed feeder insects like crickets, mealworms, superworms, flightless fruit flies, and rodents like mice and frozen rats. Intern is expected to devote 10 hours per week minimum at Goldleaf Hydroponics.

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Indianapolis Zoo

Indianapolis, Indiana

Application Deadlines:

Summer Session (May–August): March 10
Fall Session (September–December): July 10
Spring Session (January–April): November 10

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In Sync Exotics

Wylie, Texas

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Lake Superior Zoo

Duluth, Minnesota

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Lincoln Park Zoo

Chicago, Illinois

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Little Rock Zoo

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Potawatomi Zoo

South Bend, Indiana

As Indiana's oldest zoo, the Potawatomi Zoo is a significant hub for animal enthusiasts in the state. Located in South Bend, Indiana and home to over 400 animals, the 23 acre zoo sees more than 200,000 guests each year. The zoo offers internships in both their education and marketing departments. Education interns work hands-on caring for animals and also assisting zoo staff with educational outreach programs. Internships at the Potawatomi Zoo are unpaid, for-credit internships that are available year-round.

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Tiger World