Intern - Wildlife Damage (Summer)

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

South Dakota State Government, Department of Game, Fish & Parks, offers a Summer Wildlife Damage Intern position in Sioux Falls. Interns will assist in wildlife damage management, learn exclusion fencing for geese, turkeys, and deer, and gain experience in hazing, trapping for nuisance animals, and banding migratory birds.

They will also learn to operate and maintain equipment and vehicles and perform record keeping and data entry.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply.
• Preference may be given to juniors/seniors, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Regional Wildlife Damage Specialists with wildlife damage management techniques.
• Learn methods of exclusion fencing for Canada Geese, turkeys, and deer.
• Learn hazing practices, some trapping for nuisance animals and beavers, and banding migratory game birds.
• Operate and maintain equipment and vehicles (pickup trucks, tractors, UTVs, kayaks, boats with motors).
• Record keeping and data entry.

Skills

Student status

Field work interest

Education

College/University student

Job description

Session: Summer (May - August)

Position Title: Wildlife Damage Intern

Hiring Manager: Brad Baumgartner

Agency: Department of Game, Fish & Parks

Location: Sioux Falls

Minimum Salary: $19.09/hr

Position Description

Intern will perform wildlife damage management techniques to assist the Regional Wildlife Damage Specialists in southeastern South Dakota. Internships will provide experience on methods of exclusion fences for Canada Geese, Turkey's, and deer. Intern will also learn a variety of hazing practices, some trapping for nuisance animals and Beavers, banding migratory game birds, and other management assignments regarding Wildlife Damage. They will also learn how to operate and maintain a variety of equipment and vehicles such as pick-up trucks, tractors, UTV's, kayaks, and boats with motors. Record keeping and data entry will be another area of skill development.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
• All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

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An Equal Opportunity Employer