Hailing from across the pond, Paul made the trans-Atlantic journey to work with animals here at Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center as a Wildlife Intern for one week. As a photographer, he took great snapshots of Rescate’s permanent residents: Q: What Read More
For two weeks, I helped Wildlife Interns enrich the lives of the felines at Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center. With supervision, Wildlife Interns have observed the cats’ responses to various scents, including cinnamon, horse hair, and sheep droppings. What is enrichment? Read More
Wildlife interns spend at least a week helping our team rehabilitate animals using a “hands off” approach. Too much human contact can have a negative impact on an animal’s ability to survive, and so Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center aims instead Read More
Jess volunteered with Rescate Wildlife Animal Rescue for one month in June and July of 2022. As a Wildlife Intern, Jess fed macaws, participated in crucial animal behavioral studies, and created environmental enrichment for the animals here at the sanctuary. Read More
This summer, I had lost all hope and worried that COVID-19 had ruined my chances of finding an internship, that is until I saw a posting on my university’s website to apply to work for a Costa Rican wildlife rescue Read More
Five months into our travelling sabbatical, my partner (Joe) and I arrived in Costa Rica planning to volunteer for two weeks at a non-profit wildlife rescue centre. This is when the pandemic exploded in Latin America – overnight borders started Read More
