Carolina Tiger Rescue, formerly the Carnivore Preservation Trust, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit wildlife sanctuary whose mission is saving and protecting wild cats in captivity and in the wild.
Internships
Carolina Tiger Rescue offers a structured internship for college students and other pre-professionals. Carolina Tiger Rescue does not currently offer paid internships and cannot provide housing.
Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and complete an application and interview process.
Animal Care Internships
Carolina Tiger Rescue's animal care internships are a minimum of 192 hours (24 per week over 8 weeks), including:
- Feeding/Watering
- Compound Maintenance (cage repair/construction, lawn care, etc.)
- Cage Cleaning
- Animal Enrichment
- Informal Classes (animal care, physical/chemical restraint, etc.)
- Veterinary care
Requirements during internship
- Complete an intern project
- Meet with mentor once a week
- Keep a daily journal
* Every effort is made to allow each intern to observe veterinary procedures; however, due to their "as needed" nature it is not always possible.
Complete the 2012 Animal Care Intern Application and return to:
Carolina Tiger Rescue
c/o Kathryn Bertok
1940 Hanks Chapel Rd.
Pittsboro, NC 27312
If you have questions regarding animal care internships, email Kathryn Bertok.
Carolina TIger is no longer accepting applications for Summer 2012. Internships for time periods after August are still available.
Operations Internship
The Carolina Tiger Operations Internship program is a 6-week program (total of 144 hours minimum) where nonprofit professionals and students can learn the basics of operating a nonprofit in an animal sanctuary setting, learning general duties and skills which include volunteer coordination, fundraising, gift shop management and educational programming. Interns are required to complete an internship project and keep daily logs.
Positions for 2012 Operations Internshhips have been filled.