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Q:
Do you have any training programs at Fossil Rim?
A: Yes,
we have several intern positions available throughout the year. For
more detailed descriptions please check out “internships” on
our website.
Some examples
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Avian
internships are offered in the Spring and run through the Summer
of each year. Avian interns will assist the Avian Supervisor
with the daily record keeping, cleaning and care of Attwater's
Prairie Chickens and Japanese Red Crown Cranes. |
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Children's
Animal Center internships are offered in the Spring, Summer and
Fall of each year. Interns will assist with daily cleaning and
care of the Children's Animal Center animals, including but not
limited to: Blue & Gold Macaws, Eclectus Parrot, Emu, Bare-eyed
and Moluccan Cockatoos, African Spurred and Texas Tortoises,
Pygmy, Nubian, Angora, and Boer goats as well as the Ocelot.
Interns will also be responsible for maintaining Nature Trail
areas located in the vicinity. |
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Environmental
education interns learn to do guided tours for families making
use of twelve passenger vans and smaller jeeps. They also work
with school and scout groups in a variety of learning activities.
They present short lessons on chemical capture techniques, radio
telemetry methods, poisonous arthropods, natural dyes and inks,
fossils and much more. This wide variety of teaching opportunities
and educational training provides the education intern with an
exciting array of new skills and experiences. Training is provided
by the education staff. |
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