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🦅 5 Opportunities for Avian & Raptor Medicine
If birds of prey are your calling, these programs will get your hands in the work before vet school. Here are five opportunities worth bookmarking:
1. Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia (ACCA) — Avian Care & Rehabilitation Internship
📍 Morgantown, WV
A summer internship built for pre-vet students. You’ll assist with veterinary exams, intakes, treatments, and pre-release conditioning for raptors and other wild birds. Apply at accawv.org.
2. The Raptor Trust — Summer Scholars Program
📍 Millington, NJ
Work directly with injured raptors and learn how human activity impacts wildlife populations. You’ll observe treatment for rodenticide and lead poisoning, window strikes, and more, while also doing public education. Open to enrolled college students 18+. theraptortrust.org
3. Braddock Bay Raptor Research — Spring Internship
📍 Hilton, NY (near Rochester)
Hands-on raptor banding, migration surveys, and data collection under a licensed bander. You’ll also assist with community outreach and owl prowls. Great field experience. Apply at bbrr.org.
4. California Raptor Center at UC Davis — Volunteer Program
📍 Davis, CA
Work directly under the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine providing medical care and feeding for 100-200 raptors per year. crc.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
5. Boise State IRES-RR — International Raptor Research in Spain
📍 Sharing research in Spain + annual conference (2026 in Duluth, MN)
This NSF-funded program sends undergraduates to Spain for paid raptor research with a $5,092 stipend, covered travel, and meals. Note: the conference funding is tied to presenting your own research findings, so this one is best suited for students who already have or are actively working on a research project. Applications open each fall. boisestate.edu/raptorresearchcenter
Which of these would YOU want to do? Drop it in the comments!
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