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Jungle Friends Primate SanctuarySanctuaryGainesville, Florida, USA Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary (Established 1997) 13915 N. State Road 121 , Gainesville , Florida 32653 USA Director: Kari Bagnall Phone: 386-462-7779 or 386-418-0808 Fax: 214-292-8630 E-mail: Kari@junglefriends.org Mission: Jungle Friends is a 501-(c)-(3) non-profit corporation that offers permanent sanctuary care for a variety of primates who have fallen into the wrong hands or are simply no longer wanted. Our program is designed to rehabilitate and socialize primates with their own species. The primates in our care are successfully interacting with members of their own kind, many of which were once species isolated, neglected or abused. Jungle Friends' outreach program teaches children about the depletion of natural habitats, human encroachment, endangered species, conservation efforts and our fragile ecosystem. We are committed to the preservation of the Earth's environment and to teaching others how to be better caretakers of our Earth and all its inhabitants. We are dedicated to animal rights issues and advocacy for primate protection. Our volunteer program offers qualified individuals, students and groups interested in the well-being of primates and the preservation of the environment, an opportunity to care for our jungle friends. Principal Research Programs: JUNGLE FRIENDS INTERN PROGRAM: Six-weeks to one-year programs available that could work into a permanent paid position. Jungle Friends is located on 12 acres convenient to town. Your work will include general husbandry; cleaning, feeding, enrichment and some medical procedures, restraint and capture, grant proposals, fundraising, procuring donations, outreach programs and lectures. It will also include building & repairing habitats, general grounds maintenance, record keeping and will require basic computer skills. The work is labor intensive and the climate is very hot and humid in the summer and temperatures can drop to 20 in the winter. The hours are long, usually sun-up to sundown. In the summer this can mean 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The work is difficult and can be stressful, but the rewards are great! QUALIFICATIONS: We are looking for very special people. You must be friendly and have good communication skills, work well with others and have the ability to lead others as well as follow. You must be even-tempered and down to earth. Your own transportation is not required, but is recommended. We require that you come to Jungle Friends for a one-week trial period to evaluate your suitability for this position. The trial period may be waived for out-of-country applicants. Intern positions could lead to a permanent caregiver position at Jungle Friends, if and when salary funding becomes available. Due to fire insurance & health considerations, we are unable to consider applicants who smoke. Room and board is provided. Meals are communal and vegetarian/vegan. There is a $50 fee per week of internship to cover living expenses. The intern fee may be waived in case of hardship for an exceptional candidate, considered on a case-by-case basis. Number of Staff: 3 Key Personnel: Kari Bagnall - Executive Director Kari@junglefriends.org 386-642-7779 Species Supported: Jungle Friends has 72 new-world primates including capuchins, squirrel monkeys, spider monkeys and common marmosets as of 01/02/06. The different species of capuchin monkeys are: cebus apella, cebus capucinus, cebus albifrons, cebus olivaceous. The spider monkeys are ateles geoffroy vellerosus and ateles belzebuth. The squirrel monkeys are saimiri sciureus. The maromosets are callithrix jacchus. Web Site: http://www.junglefriends.org Comments: Visit the website www.junglefriends.org for more updated information. Publications: Jungle News email posts monthly and printed newsletter annually or semiannually. Sign up at www.junglefriends.org Entry created: 2001-09-17 [Update Entry] [Delete Entry] |