The Arizona Game and Fish Department is offering paid internship opportunities to current students, graduate and undergraduate. Recent (within the past year) graduates are also eligible to apply. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in gaining hands-on practical work experience while working with a diverse group of professionals in the fields of wildlife science, biological science, wildlife management, and many other professions within the Department. Application deadline is August 8, 2021. Click here for more information.
Free RACE-Approved CE Opportunity…
The Center for Food Security & Public Health at Iowa State University is offering a free web-based self-study CE course titled Zoonoses: Protecting People and Animals in Rural Communities. The course addresses zoonotic diseases of agricultural animals – cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, equids, and poultry – with a focus on prevention measures to protect human and animal health. Course access opened up yesterday and is available until June 22 with completion of the course earning you 5 hours of RACE®-approved CE credits. Click here for more information and to register.
Call for Applicants: 2022 Rocky Mountain Wildlife Veterinary Externship
Applications are now being accepted for the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Veterinary Externship, a collaborative program for 4th-year veterinary students offered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the National Park Service, and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. 6-8 students will be accepted each year; the application deadline for this cycle is October 1, 2021 with rotation dates being from August 29, 2022 through September 23, 2022. Click here for the externship brochure and visit our Students page for additional opportunities:
Multiple State Wildlife Veterinarian Opportunities…
Texas, Utah, and Florida are all hiring state wildlife veterinarians. See our Career page for more details:
WCS Summer Opportunity for Vet Student…
The Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo is advertising a remote Zoological Health Summer Research Assistant position for this upcoming summer for students currently enrolled in veterinary school. Click here for more details.
Updated AAWV Position Statements!
AAWV has updated their position statements covering the following topics: climate change, feral cats, foot-hold traps, One Health, and oral rabies vaccines. To review each of the statements in their entirety, visit https://aawv.net/about/positions.
Online Chemical Immobilization Training Opportunity…
Chemical immobilization training courses from Safe Capture, now a part of the San Diego Zoo Global Academy, are currently available online. This program is eligible for 16 hours of CE credit. Click here for more details.
Wedgewood Pharmacy Acquires Wildlife Pharmaceuticals & ZooPharm…
Learn more about the acquisition, which occurred last summer, here.
Online Course: Foundations of Wildlife Chemical Capture
Mark Johnson, DVM of Global Wildlife Resources is offering an online chemical capture training course for wildlife professionals that includes the following:
- 12 chapters (Click here to see a detailed course outline)
- 150 page downloadable course notebook
- 44 Additional Learning Activities
- Hours of demonstration videos
- New Drug Exposure Agency Protocols
- Wildlife Work in COVID Times Agency Protocols
- Certificate of Training
- ACCESS TO THE COURSE FOR A FULL YEAR
- Over 60 wildlife professionals, including 14 other wildlife veterinarians have contributed content for this course
- Zoom sessions with Dr. Mark for groups 10+
- The Wildlife Society has approved 16 CE hours for the TWS Professional Development Program
This is an independent online course that you take on your own time. Purchase grants one year of access to the course with support provided throughout. For detailed information visit the Foundations Course Information Page.
Virtual Student Workshop in Conservation Medicine, One Health, & Wildlife Diseases
The University of Georgia is hosting their 2nd Annual Conservation Medicine, One Health, & Wildlife Diseases Student Workshop on November 6-7, 2020. The purpose of this workshop is to provide beginner through advanced content on those fields to a variety of students. Click here for additional event details including how to register.