Alexandra (Alex) is honored to support the IWRC’s global network of wildlife rehabilitators and professionals. Alex is passionate about wildlife conservation and welfare – particularly in great apes. She has worked with critically endangered gorillas and orangutans at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, observed wild orangutans in their forest habitat in Indonesia, and cared...
My interest in pursuing a career in conservation gained traction while participating in wildlife caretaking internships starting as an undergraduate. Currently, I possess degrees in Zoology and Environmental Studies. I have held an array of positions in the environmental realm within non-profits and various levels of government. My time with IWRC began in the spring of 2022. ...
I’ve worked for IWRC since 2010, although my actual relationship with the organization goes back to my teenage years in the 1990’s when I eagerly awaited each new issue of the Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation growing up at Wind River Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. I studied environmental studies and anthropology at a small midwestern liberal arts...
Katie became interested in pursuing wildlife medicine during veterinary school. After graduating from Kansas State with her DVM she spent time volunteering with wildlife and captive raptors which culminated in a year long veterinary medicine internship at the Center for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. After a few years of clinical practice she began working with...
Julissa’s wildlife rehabilitation life started while working at a veterinary clinic in Humboldt county, CA. She happened upon a young screech owl sitting on her driveway one night. After frantically looking for someone to take them in a local wildlife rehabilitator was finally found. She then became involved with the local wildlife organization and took...
