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Where Have Students Interned?
AZA Accredited Zoos & Aquariums
Michigan
Binder Park Zoo
Children's Zoo at Celebration Square
John Ball Zoological Garden
Potter Park Zoo
Alabama
Alaska
Alaska Sea Life Center
Alaska Wildlife Center
Arizona
California
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
San Diego Zoo
Colorado
Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park
Denver Zoological Gardens
Connecticut
Illinois
Brookfield Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Miller Park Zoo
Shedd Aquarium
Indiana
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Indianapolis Zoo
Potawatomi Zoo
Iowa
Florida
Busch Gardens
Bermuda Aquarium
Central Florida Zoological Park
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Lion Country Safari
Lowry Park Zoo
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
Natural Encounters, Inc.
Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park
SeaWorld Orlando, FL
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
The Florida Aquarium
Zoo Miami
Georgia
Kansas
Kentucky
Lousiville Zoological Garden
Newport Aquarium
Louisiana
Alexandria Zoological Park
Aquarium of the Americas
Audubon Zoo
Maryland
National Aquarium
Salisbury Zoo
Massachusetts
Franklin Park Zoo
New England Aquarium
Minnesota
Minnesota Zoological Gardens
Missouri
Kansas City Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
Nebraska
New Mexico
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park
New York
Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society
North Carolina
North Carolina Zoological Park
North Dakota
Ohio
Akron Zoological Park
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Toledo Zoological Gardens
The Wilds
Oregon
Pennsylvania
National Aviary
Philadelphia Zoo
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Knoxville Zoological Gardens
Tennessee Aquarium
Texas
Dallas Zoo
Forth Worth Zoo
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
Houston Zoo
San Antonio Zoological Society
Virgina
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
Washington
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Seattle Aquarium
Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
Wisconsin
Non-AZA Accredited Zoos & Aquariums
Michigan
Belle Isle Aquarium
Belle Isle Zoo
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
Clinch Park Zoo
Mackinaw Island Butterfly House
Wilderness Trails Zoo
Other States
Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Florida
Greenwood Wildlife, Colorado
Gulf Breeze Zoo, Florida
J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium, Mississippi
Kentucky Reptile Zoo, Kentucky
Lynnwood Park Zoo, North Carolina
Norfolk Zoo, Virginia
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Pennsylvania
Sea Life Park, Hawaii
Utica Zoo, New York
Wild Wonders, California
Zoo Montana, Montana
Abroad
Ardanstra Gardens, Zoo & Conservation Center, Naussau, Bahamas
Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Spain
Dublin Zoo, Ireland
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Channel Islands (UK)
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South
Opel Zoo, Germany
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, UK
St. Croix Aquarium, US Virgin Islands
Taronga Zoo, Australia
Biomedical
Michigan
Detroit Medical Center, Detroit
Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Medical Genetics, Detroit
MDCH Infant Screening Laboratory (genetics), Lansing
Midwest Mobile Diagnostic Imaging LCC (MR diagnosis), Kalamazoo
MPI Research (clinical biomedical research), Mattawan
Oakwood Hospital, Clinical Cytogenetics Lab, Dearborn
Providence Hospital, Department of Physiology & Research (molecular biology, immunology), Southfield
Spectrum Health Medical Center, Grand Rapids
University of Michigan Fetal Medicine Diagnostics Center (genetics counseling), Ann Arbor
Other States
Aviron, Inc (human genetic/cytological studies), Mountain View, California
ID Biomedical of Washington (biotechnology development), Bothell, Washington
Johns Hopkins University, Biology Department Genetics Laboratory, Baltimore, Maryland
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), Rochester, MN
Government Agencies
Michigan
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Michigan Department of Community Health (Bureau of Infectious Disease Control) Lansing
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Private Lands Office, Lansing
Michigan State Police Forensic Lab
U.S.D.A. Natural Resource Conservation Service, Cheboygan
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Ludington
Other States
Flordia Fish & Wildlife
Flordia Oceanographic Institute
Wisconsin DNR (biocontrol project), Monona, Wisconsin
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region V, Westlake, Ohio
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Carlsbad, California
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Flordia Panther National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Geological Survey, Port Alsworth, Alaska
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Maryland
Marine Biology
Other States
Agape Adventures, Malta (Marine Turtle Rescue & Conservation)
Allen Marine Tours, Auke Bay, Alaska
Bimini Biological Field Station, South Bimini, Bahamas
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Alabama
Dolphin Conservation Center at Marineland, St. Augustine, Florida
Dolphin Research Center, Florida
Dolphin Quest Bermuda, Bermuda
Dolphin Quest Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii
Florida Aquarium
Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Florida
Marine Animal Lifeline, Inc., Portland, Maine
Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center, University of New England
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Marine Life Center of Juno Beach, Florida
Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort Macarthur, California
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Oceans of Fun, Wisconsin
SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium at Mall of America, Minnesota
Sea World of Florida, Orlando, Florida
South African Marine Predator Lab, South Africa
Theater of the Sea, Florida
Nature Centers & Parks
Michigan
Brighton Recreation Area, Howell
Chippewa Nature Center, Midland
Critter Alley Wildlife Center, Grand Ledge
Fort Custer Recreation Area, Augusta (Michigan DNR)
Harris Nature Center, Okemos
Howell Nature Center, Howell
Isle Royale National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Empire (Michigan DNR)
Other States
Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, Indiana
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Pokagon State Park, Angola, Indiana
Wildlife Rehabilitation, Refuges, & Sanctuaries
Michigan
Last Hope Animal Preserve, Corunna
Wildside Rehabilitation Center, Eaton Rapids
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Bird Sanctuary, Gull Lake
Other States and Countries
Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Florida
Dewees Island Conservancy, South Carolina
Exotic Feline Breeding Compound's Feline Conservation Center, California
Forest Animal Rescue by Peace River Refuge and Ranch, Florida
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
International Exotic Feline Sanctuary, Texas
Natural Encounters Inc., Florida
Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary, North Carolina
Sedgwick Reserve, Santa Barbara, California
Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge, Texas
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas
Wild Instincts, Wisconsin
Other
Michigan
Bird Center of Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor
Black River Ranch, Crosswell
Brighton Recreation Area, Howell
Brooklyn Road Veterinary Clinic, Jackson
DLZ Michigan, Inc (environmental consulting), Lansing
The Dow Gardens, Midland
Grand Traverse Soil & Water Conservation District (natural resources conservation), Traverse City
Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Ann Arbor
International Animal Exchange
Lake St. Clair Fisheries Research Station
Michigan United Conservation Clubs (environmental education), Lansing
Organization for Bat Conservation, Pontiac
Other States and Countries
Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York
Cheetah Conservation Center, Kenya
Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia
Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base, China
Energy Brands, Inc. (pharmaceutical education/marketing), Whitestone, New York
Indiana State University
Inolovu West Conservation Research
The Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program, Bar Harbor, Maine
The Nature Conservancy
Patrick Janikowski Architects, P.S., Seattle, Washington
Point Reyes Station, California
Pokagon State Park Nature Center (public relations), Angola, Indiana
San Diego Zoo Global Academy
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation: Makers Mark/Secretariat Center, Lexington, Kentucky
Timber Ridge Camps, Baltimore, Maryland
Virginia Tech Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
The Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor, New Jersey