a unique connection to nature
Do you want to help save animals and the environment? Be a positive part in your community?
Help spread conservation messages to others so that they may take part in saving the planet.
As an animal care and outreach intern, you will gain knowledgeable skills in zookeeping, animal presentation, and conservation work.
You will get a hands-on-experience with exotic animals and work side-by side with our wildlife specialists at our Connection Encounters.
Join Sunset Wildlife Connection in its mission of animal education and wildlife conservation. Located near beautiful Pensacola, Florida, you will work for a nonprofit exotic animal rescue and animal outreach program where you will develop your conservation education skills at our Wildlife Connection Encounters while also caring for exotic animals. Though you must be able to work with all of our different animals, you will get to tailor your internship to your interests whether it be animal training, reptiles, or education.
· Critical zookeeping and animal caretaking skills
· Valuable education and communication skills
· Multitasking and time management skills
· Important animal diet information
· How to care for exotic animals in captivity
· Public speaking and animal presentation skills
· How to work with a team of both people and animals
If you want to work with exotic animals in the beautiful, sunny state of Florida, please email your resume, cover letter, two letters of recommendation, and preferred internship term to SunsetWCinfo@gmail.com.
Will I get to touch and handle the animals?
Yes, you will handle most if not all of our animals at one point during your internship.
Will I be paid?
Only the 6-month interns receive a small monthly stipend. 4-month interns are unpaid. Both internships will gain valuable experience working as a zookeeper with a number of different species.
Will I be hired on at SWC after my internship?
Though it is not guaranteed, this internship does have the potential to become a job in the future. Most of our current zookeepers were interns first.
Fall 2025- FULL
Spring 2026- Applications open May 1st, 2025.
Deadline to apply is October 31, 2025.
Summer 2026 and Fall 2026- Applications open January 1st, 2026. Deadline to apply is March 31, 2016.
Winter/Spring 2026- Applications open Sept. 1st, 2025.
Deadline to apply is November 15, 2025.
Summer/Fall 2026- Applications open January 15, 2026. Deadline to apply is April 15, 2016.
Join Sunset Wildlife Connection in its mission of animal education and wildlife conservation. Located near beautiful Pensacola, Florida, you will work for a nonprofit exotic animal rescue and animal outreach program where you will develop your educational and marketing skills. Tailor your internship to your interests and use your creative and marketing skills to help SWC to book more encounters, reach more followers, and spread conservation messages to help our planet and the beautiful animals we share it with.
· Critical marketing skills
· Valuable education and communication skills
· Multitasking and time management skills
· Develop design and creative skills
· How to apply your marketing skills to real-world situations
· Public speaking and administrative skills
· How to work with a team of both people and animals
If you want to support our mission in the beautiful, sunny state of Florida, please email your resume, cover letter, two letters of recommendation, and preferred internship term (Fall, Spring, or Summer and year) to SunsetWCinfo@gmail.com.
Will I get to touch and handle the animals?
Yes. During the in-person weeks, you will need to take photos and videos of the animals. During those times, you will get to interact with the animals.
Will I be paid?
4-month interns are unpaid but you will gain valuable experience in both business and marketing.
Will I be hired on at SWC after my internship?
Though it is not guaranteed, this internship does have the potential to become a job in the future.
Spring 2026- Applications open May 1st, 2025.
Deadline to apply is October 31, 2025.
Summer 2026 and Fall 2026- Applications open January 1st, 2026. Deadline to apply is March 31, 2016.
997 Cotton Lake Road, Molino, Florida 32577
Sunset Wildlife Connection