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Taken during an elephant experience with Burma in December 2013.

Taken during an elephant experience with Burma in December 2013.

Taken during an elephant experience with Burma in December 2013.

Hello all! I am looking for advice from any other zoo trainers out there--I'm tasked with training a Malaysian Binturong to enter a squeeze cage so he can receive vaccinations. The cage will be placed in his enclosure and he will be asked to approach and enter it. He is new to training but has...

Do note that this image was taken on February 11th, 2024 at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

A Zoo Keeper at the Welsh Mountain Zoo at one of the daily training displays. The animals are both Californian Sea lions and they are mother and pup.

A Zoo Keeper at the Welsh Mountain Zoo at one of the daily training displays. The animals are both Californian Sea lions and they are mother and pup.

A Zoo Keeper at the Welsh Mountain Zoo at one of the daily training displays. The animals are both Californian Sea lions and they are mother and pup.

A Zoo Keeper at the Welsh Mountain Zoo at one of the daily training displays. The animals are both Californian Sea lions and they are mother and pup.

Hi, my name is Nathan Sweeting and I live and work in Florida, USA. I am the owner and Park Director of a newer and growing Zoological/Crocodile Park called Smooth Waters Wildlife Park, and have focused the bulk of my nearly 30 year career in the Zoos & Attractions industry, on husbandry...

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Hi, I was drawn to the site by the link to Richard Bransons Lemur project. Then thought to post this thread after noting John Dineley's comment on a firearms related thread. The zoo and Wildlife Park industry faces an interesting situation: You need training before you are permitted to use a...

sorry it's a bit short notice but the following Job advert was sent out to the zoo volunteers recently and mentioned in the local newspapers too - if anyone is interested please apply quickly and details are shown below.... BIODIVERSITY TRAINEE Fixed term contract 1 year Chester Zoo, one of...

Hello ZooChat I am currently following the zookeper-training education in Denmark and have my first exam comming up. For this I could use some help from the members of this site. I have a few questions regarding elephant husbandry: 1) Enrichment - What types of enrichment does your local...

Registration for this workshop is now open. 1st Southeast Asian Animal Enrichment and Training Workshop 2010 Peter Peter Dickinson Blog: Zoo News Digest ZooNews Digest Zoo Jobs HubPages: Peter Dickinson on HubPages Facebook: ZooNews Digest | Facebook Twitter: Peter Dickinson...