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
- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
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