Help Save Species

A limited number of volunteer positions are available each year with the San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research. All of the options require scientific backgrounds and are usually filled by applicants with degrees in related fields.

• Applied Animal Ecology: Participate in local fieldwork, collect data on pandas, bears, and other species.
• Applied Plant Ecology: Habitat monitoring, adaptive management, and seed banking.
• Behavioral Biology: Assist with behavioral projects and record behavioral data.
• Endocrine Unit: Help to prepare noninvasive hormone monitoring, i.e., fecal, urine, and serum.
• Genetics: Perform basic laboratory procedures.
• Reproductive Physiology: Help to collect and evaluate biological samples, data entry, and analysis.
• Wildlife Disease Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostics: Evaluate biological samples by PCR, data entry, and analysis.
• Wildlife Disease Laboratories - Clinical Laboratory: Enter animal test result data into an electronic format at the Harter Veterinary Medical Center.
  

"At the end of the day I believe I have made a positive contribution." —Susan Valle