I Got a Summer Internship!

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I have accepted a Conservation Internship at the Piedmont Wildlife Center in Durham, NC. As an intern, I will be involved in the following:
-Learning raptor care and handling
-Assisting with coordinating BioBlitz, a 24 hour species inventory
-Participate in an ongoing study on wild Eastern Box Turtle populations, including learning how to use Radio Telemetry
-Assist with coordinating WildNet, a community based wildlife rehabilitation program
-Learn basic care of the center's education animals
-Participate in summer outreach programs
-Participate in conservation efforts that include: installing and assembling nest boxes, constructing wildlife gardens, and biological inventory

Additionally, as an intern, I have the opportunity to take any environmental and conservation classes offered by the center.

I am super excited about the opportunity! The internship is unpaid, however. If any of you are able to, please consider helping me fund my internship. I have a gofundme page set up, which you can check out here.




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Kalysha Clark is a recent graudate of North Carolina State University where she earned a Bachelor's of Science in Zoology and a minor in nonprofit studies. She is currently serving as a member of AmeriCorps and will return to NC State in January to begin her Master's program in Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology.

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I am a graduate of NC State University with a Bachelors of Science in Zoology and a minor in Nonprofit Studies.

I am currently a Master's Student at NC State studying Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology. Part of my thesis will focus on how state action plans and policies look at and incorporate climate change and land use change. I am highly interested in habitat use, movement ecology and behavior, and hope to study these during my Master's and, later, my PhD.

I am currently working on my North Carolina Environmental Education Certification.

My skills include: Radio telemetry, Camera Trap Installation and Calibration, Animal Handling, Data Entry and Management, Animal Husbandry, Animal Behavior, Wildlife Rehabilitation, Raptor Handling, Project Planning, Fundraising, Public Speaking, Time Management and Organization

Classes I'm Currently Taking

-Conservation Biology
-Quantitative Methods in Education
-Wildlife Seminar
-Resource Selection Functions

Current Projects

-Evaluating Efficacy of Conservation Planning in the Southeast
-Evaluating the Household Dynamics of Wildlife Value Orientations

Honors, Awards, and Certifications

-Bachelor of Science in Zoology, 2015
-Minor in Nonprofit Studies
-Dean's List, Spring 2012, Fall 2013
-Roots and Shoots Founders' Award, $100, 2012-2013
-Basic Wildlife Rehabilitation Certification, March 2013
-Visionary Leader Certificate, Spring 2012

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