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What are some good colleges for animal care /rehabilitation?

Jess asked:


I want to work with wild and endagerd animals. I want to care for them and then release then back into the wild. I also want to breed endangerd animals . So i need some colleges or programs that train me to do these things.

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3 Responses to “What are some good colleges for animal care /rehabilitation?”

  1. Ariel on May 4th, 2009 1:49 pm

    If you are on the west coast:
    Moorpark College in Moorpark,CA specializes in careers for animal husbandry. It is a well known school that is highly competitive (accepting only about 52 of it’s 100+ of its animal program applicants each year). Their program is the called EATM. Also, UC Davis has a good vet school as well as Humbolt.
    For more info about Moorpark go to:http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/zoo/

  2. Claire :) on May 6th, 2009 9:32 am

    Hi i dont know what country you are from, if you are from England i would suggestion St helens college

  3. birdgirl on May 9th, 2009 10:52 am

    Zoos are the only types of places that have endangered species breeding programs, and wildlife rehabs are the only places that nurse wildlife back to health and release them. To do this sort of work in a zoo you would need a degree (animal husbandry, zoology, etc.) , but rehabbers usually volunteer or do internships to get experience, and they usually do not get paid or if they do, they do not get paid much. Also, the key to saving endangered species is NOT to raise them in captivity and release them into the wild. While this may help, the only real way to save a species is to save it’s natural habitat in the wild. If the captive bred animals do not have any habitat to be released into, the whole point of breeding them is useless. Also, you say you want to “care” for them…well there is very LITTLE interaction between humans and the endangered animals that are going to be released, they cannot be acclimated to humans or it would decrease their survival in the wild. Zoos take great precautions as to NOT have too much interaction with these animals. You might also think about becoming a Wildlife or Field Biologist where you can help endangered species firsthand in the wild.