Growing up in Massachusetts, my family always had dozens of pets and even rehabilitated several wild animals. Now, my passion has taken me 8,000 miles away to intern with an unbelievable organization – the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) until the end of October.
I have a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University in business & have been working at a non-profit in North Andover for the past six years recently, I became a licensed wildlife rehabber in 2022. I started to explore getting a master’s degree and tested the waters at Northern Essex Community College first. I felt it would be a good way to ascertain if I would like to pursue a master’s in marine or conservation biology.
A chance encounter with a staffer from SANCCOB at a wildlife rehabber conference led me to this internship opportunity. I will work in the Chick Rearing Unit, caring for African penguin hatchlings. The hatchlings require feeding every three hours and close monitoring of behavior and temperature. SANCCOB has successfully released almost 8,000 African penguin chicks back into the wild.
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The Pursuit of Habitat 