INTERNeX Volunteer Project

- Bear Care -

Ever wondered how what bears eat and how they are fed, ever wondered what it takes to rehabilitate bears? Are you a care bear that loves animals then this is the program for you! This wildlife rehabilitation centers Provide a second chance to orphaned wildlife in British Columbia.

With 20 years of successful rehabilitation, this Wildlife rehabilitation center has become a haven for bears, moose, deer and other orphaned wildlife. The work with the wildlife on the center is physically demanding and it is by no means an’ easy holiday option’! To be able to work with bears you will have to stay for 24 weeks as this gives the animals a chance to get to know and trust you, and it requires a more time to become bear aware!

This is why:

Help, rescue and rehabilitate Native North American wildlife
Take part in the rehabilitation of bears.
The center is home to many mainly large animals including Black & Grizzly bears, coyotes, cougars, elk, moose, and other smaller animals.
Work in one of the most beautiful sceneries in beautiful British Columbia.
A ski area located right next to the town

Responsibilities
Volunteers and Interns are the backbone of the organization. It is these individuals, who give freely of their time, that make caring for all the animals possible. The Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre has no paid staff. The wildlife shelter is run by a dedicated group of volunteers.

build and maintain animals enclosures
feed and care for the animals
assist with capture and release
educate the public

Working at a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center can be very intense at times because of the hours that you sometimes have to keep. With any luck, you will be working an five - eight hour day, but at times it can be up to 12 hours, depending on the number of admissions and their problems. Sometimes there can even be a 2 a.m. feeding. Volunteers will be expected to be involved in all aspects of the shelter. Your job will include feeding, food preparation, cleaning, laundry, administering treatment, participating in building projects, painting, etc...

Consider that working outside every day in every kind of weather can be extremely hard and it can make for a long day. Contact with animals is limited as we try not to habituate them to humans. As you will be staying for a longer time period you will be able to assist in medical care of injured animals, assistance in bottle feeding young animals (this opportunity depends on the time of year), capture and release of wildlife.