The Buttonwood Park Zoo currently offers three different internship tracks for current college students that have completed their sophomore year. The roles of the Animal Care, Marketing, and Special Events are structured to provide the qualified candidate with a diverse background in non-profit and zoo-related careers in addition to professional experience related to their chosen field.

All interns at the Buttonwood Park Zoo must be willing to commit a minimum of 120 hours on zoo grounds, demonstrate an interest in wildlife and conservation, and an ability to demonstrate practical experience pertaining to their field of interest.

• Animal Care Interns: Act as assistants to our animal care staff and spend their day involved in the daily husbandry relating to the animals residing at the zoo. These tasks include diet preparation and distribution, exhibit maintenance and cleaning, and behavioral analysis and management.  Animal Care Interns must be in good physical condition and willing to commit a minimum of 12 hours/week.
• Marketing Intern: The marketing intern will be responsible for assisting with the development and management of the Zoo’s social networking sites, membership communications, and printed materials. The ideal candidate will be organized, posses strong writing skills, and be willing to commit an average of 10-15 hours/week.
• Special Events Intern: The special events intern will be responsible for assisting with the development and management of new event offerings presented by the Zoo. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, innovative, and willing to commit an average of 10-15 hours/week.  

All potential interns must submit a resume, cover letter, and completed volunteer application to Erine Anderson for consideration.

If you know a student that might be interested in taking on an internship with our zoo, have them contact Erine Anderson (EAnderson@bpzoo.org) for details.