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Job Summary: This is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation of Australia’s threatened wildlife and their habitats . Funded primarily by donations, AWC is taking action to protect Australia’s wildlife by: • Establishing a network of sanctuaries that protect threatened wildlife and ecosystems; • Implementing practical, on - ground conservation programs to protect the wildlife at our sanctuaries: these programs include feral animal control, fire management, and the translocation of threatened species; • C onducting scientific research that help address the key threats to our native wildlife; and • Hosting visitor programs at our sanctuaries for the purpose of education and promoting awareness of the plight of Australia’s wildlife

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AWC Intern Program
Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) is an independent, non
-
profit organisation dedicated to the conservation
of Australia’s threatened wildlife and
their
habitats
. Funded primarily by donations, AWC is taking action to protect
Australia’s wildlife by:
•
Establishing a network of
sanctuaries
that protect threatened
wildlife
and ecosystems;
•
Implementing practical, on
-
ground conservation programs to protect the
wildlife at our
sanctuaries: these programs include feral animal control, fire management, and the translocation
of threatened species;
•
C
onducting scientific research
that help address the key threats to our native wildlife; and
•
Hosting visitor programs at
our sanctuaries for the purpose of education and promoting awareness
of the plight
of
Australia’s wildlife.
AWC offers opportunities for promising graduate students to gain valuable field experience in
conservation
research via its Internship P
rogram.
In
20
1
9
,
AWC will offer a total of
eleven
internships, of 4.5
–
6 months
duration, across its network of sanctuaries. E
ach
internship has been designed to provide
an exciting training
program
. The program is
designed to introduce conservation biologists to a variety of sanctuaries with a host of
different ecosystems, flora and fauna, field techniques, and conservation issues. The internships provide a modest
living stipend for the duration of the program
, plu
s travel assistance
.
•
North
-
west Interns
will spend
6
months
at
Mornington, Marion Downs,
Tableland,
Charnley River
-
Artesian Range [WA], and
Wongalara and Newhaven
[NT]
.
•
South
-
west Interns
(Karakamia, Paruna
and Faure
I
sland)
will
spend
5
months
at
Karakamia, Paruna
and
Faure
Island
with the possibility of brief visits to
Mt Gibson [WA]
.
•
South
-
west Interns (
Mt Gibson
)
will spend
5 months
based at Mt Gibson [WA], with possible trips to one
or more of the south
-
west sanctuaries.
•
South
-
east
Interns
w
il
l
spend
6 months
based at
Newhaven
[
NT] with trips to Scotia [NSW],
Dakalanta,
Kalamurina, Buckaringa and/or Yookamurra [SA].
•
NSW
Interns
will spend
6
months
based at
Scotia
[NSW]
with trips to
Mallee Cliffs and Pilliga [NSW].
•
North Head Intern
s
will spend
4.5
months
based at North Head
[Sydney, NSW]
,
with
possible
trips to one
or more of the
other NSW
sanctuaries
.