Department:Public Affairsย
Title:Federal Legislative Internย
Dates:June - early September, with flexibility in start and end dates to accommodate academic schedulesย
Number of Openings: 2 - 3ย
Location:Options for remote or hybrid schedulesย
Hours:20ย - 30 hours/weekย
The Federal Affairs office of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) seeks motivated, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented Federal Affairs interns. This internship is designed to provide experience in legislativeย and governmentalย affairs, policy, and the Congressional appropriations process. The intern will gain experience in shaping environmental policy to protect wildlife and natural resources on a global scale while learning about the legislative process first-hand.ย Possibleย topicsย for projects include nature-based solutions to climate change, combating wildlife trafficking,ย andย federal funding for international conservation, ocean conservation, and endangered species conservation. This internship isย unpaid butย will provide academic credit if applicable. Interns will have theย optionย of remote or hybrid schedules.ย
WCS combines the power of its zoos and an aquarium in New York City and a Global Conservation Program in more than 50 countries to achieve its mission to save wildlife and wild places. WCS runs the world's largest conservation field program, protecting more than 50 percent of Earth's known biodiversity; in partnership with governments, Indigenous People, Local Communities, and the private sector. Its four zoos andย aquariumย (the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, and the New Yorkย Aquarium)ย welcome more than 3.5 million visitors each year, inspiring generations to care for nature. WCS's Federal Affairs office is an interface between our conservation experts and policy decision-makers in Washington, D.C.ย
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