Careers in Animal Ecology

Several organizations have career information related to our field:

Ecological Society of America - Careers in Ecology

American Fisheries Society - professional society of Fisheries Biologists

The Wildlife Society - professional society of Wildlife Biologists

Federal Government

USAJobs - This site is run by the Office of Personnel Management and lists jobs from most federal government agencies, including several of interest to our students: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey (they have a Biological Resources Division), National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and others.

The following links will be of interest to students who:

1. intend to seek a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree at an accredited veterinary college, or those who seek a professional career
2. intend to seek a career in the field of wildlife rehabilitation, or
3. want to work in a public zoo, aquarium, wild animal park or similar facility

For general information on these career fields, consult the following WWW sites:

General careers with animals

Veterinary careers

Wildlife rehabilitation

Zoo and aquarium careers

More information can be obtained from WWW sites maintained by professional organizations and other interest groups:

Veterinary medicine

Wildlife rehabilitation (3 sites): Wildlife Rehabilitators Information Directory, National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, International Wildlife Rehabilitators Council

Zoos and aquariums

Current employment and internship opportunities in these fields are provided at these WWW sites:

Veterinary (3 sites): DVM Search, Veterinary Jobs on the Net, Veterinary Job Bank

Wildlife rehabilitation -- IWRC Jobline

Zoos and aquariums -- AZA Positions

Return to the Animal Ecology Home Page.

Last revised August 6, 1999.

http://www.ag.iastate.edu/departments/aecl/careers.htm