Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center

The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center

Internships are for a minimum
twelve week period and are not limited to summer.

Interns in the 12 week program
will have housing provided.

An internship offers students the opportunity to work hands on with endangered and threatened sea turtles.

Work at the center includes:

Daily care of the sea turtles, including
preparation of food and feeding
the sea turtles; and cleaning tanks.

Involvement in the weekly medical procedures and the administration
of some medications.

Introducing the public to the current turtles in residence and the operation of the hospital, during afternoon visiting hours.

Involvement with the nesting program.

At this time stipends are not available.

SUMMER INTERNS 2008

FRONT: Annie Johnson, Lisa Rodriguez, Alyson Boswell
BACK: Bailey Brame, Carolyn Collier,
Nathan Lamb, Carolyn Odenwelder

ANNIE JOHNSON: Junior, NC State University Major in Animal Science
This bubbly blonde intern can often be found standing over Eight’s tank doing physical therapy or bouncing around the hospital talking to turtles about recently discovered waves in the ocean. The avid photographer keeps the summer well documented while being willing to do almost anything in a moment’s notice (or share anything with anyone- we call her the “Share Bear”), it’s not uncommon to find her running “outback” to look at the sting rays off the dock.

LISA RODRIGUEZ: Lead Intern
Senior, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL Major Biology
Not only does Lisa save turtles but she saves people too. She enjoys copping a ‘tude as she wears her aviators late at night. This wound flushing expert enjoys making banana bread and showers in downtown Topsail. She is small but mighty and can lift a turtle like no one’s business.

ALYSON BOSWELL: Junior, NC State University Major in Animal Science
Despite a few culinary mishaps, Alyson is barely still allowed in the kitchen at the intern house but the turtles demand her fine cutting skills at the hospital. This left handed wonder is addicted to Tetris and POM juice and enjoys the smell of silvadine and betadine as well as making the filters go from brown to white.

BAILEY BRAME: Junior, Wellesley College-- Wellesley, MA
With a major in economics Bailey plans to make the world not only more economical, but more eco-friendly, she is also an etiquette expert currently teaching the turtles which forks and spoons to use during which part of the meal.

CAROLYN COLLIER: Junior, College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA Major – Biology

With her red hot looks and major brains Carolyn takes extra care with the turtles, keeping them from being burned and teaching small children everywhere to wear sunscreen. Her efforts to keep the turtles squeaky clean sometimes causes some extra cleaning for the other interns…

NATHAN LAMB: Senior + UNC Chapel Hill Major in Environmental Studies
As the only male intern this summer Nathan’s duties include doing the dishes, feeding baby turtles, folding laundry and using his Spanish minor to talk to and comfort the turtles by speaking in their native language. He is also a smoothie master.

CAROLYN ODENWELDER: UNC Wilmington, Graduate 2008 with a BS in Marine Biology, Minor in Chemistry and ‘The Classics’ whatever that means…
This fun redhead is a fish filleting prodigy who also enjoys doing turtle physical therapy multiple times a day. She can often be found trying to sneak in back of the hospital spraying things with the hose, however during tours it is not uncommon to find her behind the register as the retail master.

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