Training the Next Generation

The ACP underwrites training initiatives that give high school and college students from the US the opportunity to complement their academic training with conservation field work in their chosen area of concentration: marine conservation research, conservation animal husbandry, and conservation educational outreach. The ACP also supports conservation management courses that attract scientists and policy makers from arou nd the world. Click on the links below for more information.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

The ACP partners with universities, the BZS, and the BAMZ to host courses for university students and conservation professionals on conservation research and management.

THE ACP INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS

This eight-week ACP internship program gives U.S. undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to take part in research and monitoring activities in a range of conservation research projects, to experience hands-on animal husbandry, or to participate in the delivery of classes and field trips focusing on conservation at the BAMZ.

Conservation Research

Animal Husbandry in the Aquarium and Zoo

Marine Operations

Collections and Quarantine

Education

INTERNSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS