5.0 Where can you work with dolphins or other marine mammals?
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FAQ, by Jaap van der Toorn
5.0 Where can you work with dolphins or other marine mammals?
For information about how to pursue a career in the marine mammal field, check out the Web Page on "Strategies for pursuing a career in marine mammal science" at the Society for Marine Mammalogy web site at: http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~smm/
Here are the names and addresses of programs that have at least some internships or volunteer positions available involving marine mammals. The original list was compiled by Stacy Braslau-Schneck, who put a lot of work in to it. Her effort is gratefully acknowledged.
Wildlife Conservation Society New York Aquarium 2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx, New York 10460 USA phone : (+1) 718-265-345 e-mail : sruocco@wcs.org WWW page: http://wcs.org/zoos/aquarium/index.html
Aquarium of Niagara Falls
Intern/Volunteer program
701 Whirlpool St.
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
USA
phone : (+1) 716-285-3575
WWW page: http://www.niagarafallslive.com/
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Atlantic Cetacean Research Center Intern/Volunteer Program 70 Thurston Point Road PO Box 1413 Gloucester, MA 01930 USA
Detroit Zoological Institute Belle Isle Zoo & Aquarium Intern/Volunteer Program PO Box 39 Royal Oak, MI 48068-0039 USA phone : (+1) 248-541.5717 fax : (+1) 248-398.0504 WWW page: http://detroitzoo.org/frames.asp
Center for Coastal Studies 59 Commercial St. Provincetown, MA 02657 USA e-mail : ccs@coastalstudies.org WWW page: http://www.coastalstudies.org/
Center for Marine Conservation Intern/Volunteer Program 1725 DeSales St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 USA fax : (+1) 202-872-0619 e-mail : jobs@dccmc.org WWW page: http://www.cmc-ocean.org/
Dolphin Research Center MM 59 1/5 Highway US 1 Grassy Key, Florida 33050 USA phone : (+1) 305-289-0002 e-mail : volinfo@dolphins.org WWW page: http://www.dolphins.org/
The Whale Center of New England 33 Bass Avenue, Rear Gloucester, MA 01930 USA mailing address: P.O. Box 159 Gloucester, MA 01931-0159 USA phone : (+1) 978-281-6351 fax : (+1) 978-281-5666 e-mail : allison@whalecenter.org WWW page: http://www.whalecenter.org
Chicago Zoological Park Brookfield Zoo Intern/Volunteer Program 3300 Golf Rd. Brookfield, IL 60513 USA phone : (+1) 708-485-0263 WWW page: http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/
EPCOT Center Trailer #251 Peter Cook Walt Disney World Co. P.O. Box 10,000 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000 USA
Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Florida Marine Research Institute Intern/Volunteer Program 100 8th Ave., S.E. St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5095 USA WWW page: http://floridamarine.org/
Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory Attn: Internship Program 1129 Ala Moana Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96814 USA e-mail: kbmml@hawaii.edu
The Dolphin Institute 420 Ward Ave., Suite 212 Honolulu, HI 96814 USA WWW page: http://www.dolphin-institute.org/
Marine Mammal Research Program Intern/Volunteer Program Texas A&M University at Galveston Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife 4700 Ave. U, Bldg. 303 Galveston, TX 77551 USA phone : (+1) 409-740 4718 fax : (+1) 409-740 4717 e-mail : mmrpinfo@mmrp.tamu.edu WWW page: http://www.tamug.tamu.edu/mmrp/Mote Marine Lab c/o Education Coordinator 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy Sarasota, FL 34236 USA phone : (+1) 941-388-4441 WWW page: http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us/
Mystic Marinelife Aquarium Assitent Director of Education 55 Coogan Boulevard Mystic, CT 06355-1997 USA phone : (+1) 860-572-5955 e-mail : interninfo@mysticaquarium.org WWW page: http://www.mysticaquarium.org/
National Aquarium in Baltimore Conservation Education Department-Internships Pier 3/ 501 E. Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 USA phone : (+1) 410-576-3888 e-mail : intern@aqua.org WWW page: http://www.aqua.org/
National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Information, VIARC SI Bldg. Rm. 153 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20560-0010 USA phone : (+1) 202-357-2700 (+1) 202-357-3045 (+1) 202-357-2623 e-mail : info@info.si.edu WWW page: http://www.mnh.si.edu/
Friends of the National Zoo, HR Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, D.C. 20008 USA phone : (+1) 202-673-4950 WWW page: http://www.fonz.org/
New England Aquarium Intern/Volunteer Program Central Wharf Boston, MA 02110-3399 USA phone : (+1) 617-973-5235 e-mail : vols@neaq.org WWW page: http://www.neaq.org/
Ocean Alliance 191 Weston Rd. Lincoln, MA 01773 USA phone : (+1) (781)-259-0423 1-(800)-96WHALE (1-800-969-4253) e-mail : cynde@short.net WWW page: http://www.oceanalliance.org/
Pacific Whale Foundation Intern/Volunteer Program Kealia Beach Plaza 101 N. Kihei Rd. Kihei, HI 96753 USA phone : 1-800-942-5311 fax : (+1) 808-879-2615 e-mail : programs@pacificwhale.org WWW page: http://www.pacificwhale.org/
Seymour Marine Discovery Center UCSC, Institute of Marine Sciences Long Marine Lab 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA phone : (+1) 408-459-3345 Visitor Programs Interns: phone : (+1) 831-459-5548 e-mail : laborok@cats.ucsc.edu (Lisa Borok) School Programs Interns: phone : (+1) 831-459-5725 e-mail : ksquared@cats.ucsc.edu (Kevin Keedy) WWW page: http://natsci.ucsc.edu/ims/
San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium Education Coordinator 3903 N. St. Mary's St. San Antonio, TX 78212-3199 USA phone : (+1) (210) 734-7184 WWW page: http://www.sazoo-aq.org/
Theater of the Sea Internship Coordinator 84721 Overseas Highway Islamorada, FL 33036 USA phone : (+1) 305-664-2431 fax : (+1) 305-664-8162 e-mail : totsanimalcare@starband.net WWW page: http://www.theaterofthesea.com/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Volunteer Program 1011 E. Tudor Road Anchorage, AK 99503 USA
Waikiki Aquarium Intern/Volunteer Program 2777 Kalakaua Ave. Honolulu, HI 96815 USA phone : (+1) 808-923-9741 fax : (+1) 808-923-1771 WWW page: http://www.mic.hawaii.edu/aquarium/
Whale Museum Volunteer Coordinator 62 First Street North P.O. Box 945 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 USA phone : (+1) 360-378-4710 fax : (+1) 360-378-5790 WWW page: http://www.whale-museum.org/index.html
Whale Research Group Dr. Jon Lien 230 Mount Scio Rd. Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland Canada A1C 5S7 phone : (+1) 709-737-5495 (+1) 709-737-7638 fax : (+1) 709-737-2450 e-mail : jlien@mun.ca WWW page: http://play.psych.mun.ca/Psych/whale.html
PAYING VOLUNTEER POSITIONS (*You* pay *them* to volunteer).
EarthWatch Institute USA
3 Clock Tower Place, Suite 100
Box 75
Maynard, MA 01754
USA
phone : 1-800-776-018
(+1) 978-461-0081
fax : (+1) 978-461-2332
e-mail : info@earthwatch.org
WWW page: http://www.earthwatch.org/ Earthwatch Institute Europe
57 Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6HJ
United Kingdom
phone : +44 (0)1865-318838
fax : +44 (0)1865-311383
e-mail : info@earthwatch.org.uk
WWW page: http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/
Earthwatch Institute Australia
126 Bank St
South Melbourne Vic 3205
Australia
phone : (+61) (0)3-9682-6828
fax : (+61) (0)3-9686-3652
e-mail : earth@earthwatch.org
Earthwatch Japan
c/o Promotech Inc.
Ogimura Bldg. 6F
Kudan Minami 2-4-11, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 102-0074
Japan
phone : +81 (0)3-3511-3360
fax : +81 (0)3-3511-4663
e-mail : earthwatch@technova.co.jp
WWW page: http://www.earthwatch-japan.gr.jp/
University Research Expeditions Program (UREP)
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
USA
phone : (+1) 530-757-3529
fax : (+1) 530-757-3537
e-mail : urep@ucdavis.edu
WWW page: http://urep.ucdavis.edu/
Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation
Allison Harbour
PO Box 124
Port Hardy, BC
Canada V0N 2P0
phone : (+1) 604-202-9350
1-877-223-2373 (toll-free)
fax : (+1) 815-327-0183
email : info@cerf.bc.ca
WWW page: http://cerf.bc.ca/
The Oceania Project
PO Box 646
Byron Bay NSW 2481
Australia
phone : (+61) (0)2-6685-8128
(+61) (0)418-797326 (mobile)
fax : (+61) (0)2-6685-8998
e-mail : trish.wally@oceania.org.au
WWW page: http://www.oceania.org.au
Ecovolunteer Program (NOTE: organizes programs in several countries) WWW page:http://www.ecovolunteer.org
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