I’ve already recounted my whale watch story in our post on internships at the Whale Center of New England, but I will say again that I think whales are absolutely amazing creatures. To see them in the wild is an experience that I think everyone should be able to have. And one of the reasons that we continue to be able to see whales in the wild is Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.They’re based in Plymouth, MA, and they are “the global voice for the protection of whales, dolphins, and their environment.” Their internship coordinator e-mailed me to tell me about the organization and its internships, and because they sound so great, I’m sharing them with you. I also figured that if you were anything like the kids I grew up with, a good number of you wanted to be Marine Biologists at some point. For those of you who still have a strong interest in Marine Biology, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society offers amazing opportunities year round.
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society is an international organization and their North American office is their newest addition. With the relatively new office comes some seriously cool internship opportunities. It’s hard to say what a typical internship looks like because Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society’s projects change so much from year to year and season to season, but interns typically work on Education and Outreach, Research, and Conservation. Intern tasks range from “assisting in hosting international travel groups” to “cataloguing individually identifiable humpback whales” and from conducting “research for written and oral comments submitted to federal agencies” to “Preparing a report of the previous season’s whale sightings with historical analysis, risk issues and the impact of cumulative developmental threats.” The internships are unpaid, and housing can be provided at a cost. The internships are open to a wide range of students; however, the requirements vary from most of the internships that you may see (such as: Ability to work on sea going vessels for long hours that may require physical labor), so this probably isn’t for you if seasickness is an issue. There are some specific questions that you need to answer for the application at the bottom of Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society’s Internships page, and you can e-mail the answers along with a cover letter and resume to sue.rocca@wdcs.org.
There’s also an internship in Scotland with the UK branch of Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, so check that out if you’re interested in interning abroad.
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