Internship Opportunities for Wildlife Management Degree

[scottprice]

I’m trying to help out my cousin who is looking for a summer internship. As a native of northeast Pennsylvania, one of his objectives is to see some new terrain/habitat etc and make it an experience to remember

One place he’s applying is in Wyoming for a Moose Habitat project and Bighorn Sheep Nutrition study.

It can be anything to do with habitat, wildlife, fish… let’s find something cool for him

Please email him directly with any opportunity
[email protected]

 

[Plainsman79]

Not sure if this is where he applied in Wy. But Kevin and his team are some of the leaders in wildlife management. Might be worth a shot to reach out.

Monteith Shop – Advancing science and management, one data point at a time.

monteithshop.org

 

[mt525]

Texas A&M Natural Resource Job Board. This is where I found most of my internships in college.

https://jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/search/

 

[mt525]

National Park Service is also posting their seasonal job openings right now on USAJobs.

 

[Pony Soldier]

When I finished my wildlife life degree I looked for jobs in the field and was disappointed. I started over in fields that had jobs, most with double the wildlife pay. My engineering degree gave me more than enough pay and the ability to hunt every day in Montana.

 

[BoscoBear9]

I got a wildlife and fisheries degree. Did many internships and was also disappointed in the job market. Pretty much need to start at the bottom to get experience and work your way up unless you can get a foot in the door with a federal agency. Same with most jobs but getting out of a four year degree making sub 20/hr is rough. Almost every decent wildlife or habitat job requires 3-5 years applicable work experience to even apply. Now I work in energy production and distribution and never looked back.

 

[BoscoBear9]

I would look at USA jobs for federal and your state wild life site for internships. After college will probably need to do several short term jobs (usually 6 months) to get experience. Usually those short term positions are lower pay and no benefits. At least in my state. If he has any interest in being federal law in force ment I know a lot of those guys work boarder patrol for a few years to get in the system. Once in it is easy to transfer. Least that was the case when I graduated in 2015.

 

[AZDC]

Why not game and fish? They have a ton of internships

 

[AZDC]

AZGFD has some

 

[Rich M]

Bugs and bunnies are a big thing for states and fed. Tough job market & low pay vs career satisfaction. Hope he has a minor in business management - do the critters thing and then move up the ladder due to the degree and then manage the folks doing the critters thing. Then the business degree allows for an easier transition into other careers if necessary.

Can look at the plantations in the south - many manage wildlife.
Contact the various colleges and see what they have.
The various state agencies do internships. F&W but also env regulation and roadway agencies do stuff with wildlife, more about preservation than management but close enough.
Maybe be a park ranger for the summer if can't get into wildlife or bugs & bunnies internship.

Experience is king when it comes to getting a job - a lot of kids come out of college without even having had a part-time summer job. That reflects in not understanding the basic stuff like showing up on time, proper behavior, etc. He at least needs to get a summer job if can't find an internship.

You also have to come up with lodging wherever he goes to work - I stayed in a tent once for a temporary position.