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Internships and Workshops |
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Continuing
Education Internships for Animal Care
Professionals
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An orphaned
free-tail laying on her side,
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Bat World
Sanctuary is proud to announce we are the
recipient of a grant from the Kenneth A.
Scott Charitable Trust, a KeyBank Trust.
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This grant allows us to offer
12 training scholarships to individuals
interested in captive management and/or
medical maintenance of insectivorous bats,
whose populations are in decline due to
White Nose Syndrome. |
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Training will
take place from June 6th through September 1 of 2010.
There are 12 internship positions available.
Internships will cover two weeks of hands-on
training at Bat World Sanctuary's
headquarters in Mineral Wells, Texas. Room
and breakfast is included. Training will
cover housing, husbandry,
nutrition, and medical care of native
insectivorous bats, with special emphasis on
orphan care. Preference will be
given to applicants that are working
with active or proposed captive assurance
colonies established to combat the spread of
White Nose Syndrome, although all qualified
individuals will be considered. |
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REQUIREMENTS |
APPLICATION |
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E-mail
your application, reference letters,
application and proof of vaccination to
sanctuary@batworld.org or
send by regular mail to:
Bat World Sanctuary
217 N. Oak
Ave.
Mineral Wells, TX, 76067 |
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AVAILABLE DATES |
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Sorry, the program is now full. |
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One-day Workshop on Bat Rehabilitation -Dallas/Fort
Worth, TX |
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Dates:
September 25, 2010, November 13, 2010,
January 15, 2011 and March 19, 2011 |
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is limited to 12 participants per session,
and the tuition is $125 per person. Classes
will start at 9 AM and go until 5:00 PM.
Locations to be determined, but will be
confirmed with registrations. All students
must be 18 years of age or older. Rabies
pre-exposure vaccinations are not required
for this workshop. This workshop will
include both lecture and lab. Live education
bats will be used for lecture, species
identification and demonstration of proper
holding techniques. |
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Lecture topics
include:
Introduction to bats
Public protocol
Rabies pre-exposure vaccination requirements
for rehabilitators
Intake and handling procedures of crevice
and tree bats
Species identification
Appropriate food determination
Feeding techniques for infant and adult bats
Caging requirements and environmental
enrichment
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Lab topics
include:
Injection techniques (using dead specimens)
Stabilization of open and closed wing
fractures (using dead specimens)
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Participants will receive a Bat Talk DVD and the manual
"Diagnostic and Treatment Update for the Rehabilitation
of Insectivorous Bats".
Click below to both register and make a payment. Registration for each session
closes 7 days prior to the session date. Once a session
has filled, registration for the next session will open.
Tuition must be paid at the time of registration and is
non-refundable, but may be transferred to a later
session. |
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Bat World Sanctuary is an
all-volunteer organization. Fees paid for our workshops go
to maintain the sanctuaries and to buy food and medical supplies for
the bats in our care.
Bat World Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
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