TaylorRenae
Member
Hi everyone!
I'm brand new to this forum. I'm graduating high school this year and am planning to attend Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA to major in Wildlife Conservation and Management. My dream is to work in a zoo.
As a graduation present, my parents are paying my way to go to the Zookeeper Career Camp at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this summer, and I am too excited for words. I just received my information pack in the mail today, and there's a section where I have to pick my top three of which animals/park attraction/zookeepers I want to shadow and learn husbandry with each day for the whole week. I can choose between any exhibit in the zoo, so I'm asking for those who are familiar with the behind-the-scenes of the zoo to help me pick which experience would be more worthwhile!
All of the options are as follows:
Birds East (amphibians, reptiles, parrots)
Birds West (Lory Landing, flamingos, Kangaloom)
Education Ambassadors (small mammals, birds, reptiles)
Elephants
Myombe (Gorillas and chimps)
Jungala (tigers)
Jungala (orangutans)
Hoofstock (giraffes, zebras, antelopes)
Edge of Africa (lions, hyenas, hippos)
Reptiles
Rhinos
and lastly, Cheetahs.
I really wish I got to sample each option before I decided... I only know that I want to be in whichever place I can learn the most from. Any opinions and advice would be much appreciated! Thank you.
I'm brand new to this forum. I'm graduating high school this year and am planning to attend Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA to major in Wildlife Conservation and Management. My dream is to work in a zoo.
As a graduation present, my parents are paying my way to go to the Zookeeper Career Camp at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this summer, and I am too excited for words. I just received my information pack in the mail today, and there's a section where I have to pick my top three of which animals/park attraction/zookeepers I want to shadow and learn husbandry with each day for the whole week. I can choose between any exhibit in the zoo, so I'm asking for those who are familiar with the behind-the-scenes of the zoo to help me pick which experience would be more worthwhile!
All of the options are as follows:
Birds East (amphibians, reptiles, parrots)
Birds West (Lory Landing, flamingos, Kangaloom)
Education Ambassadors (small mammals, birds, reptiles)
Elephants
Myombe (Gorillas and chimps)
Jungala (tigers)
Jungala (orangutans)
Hoofstock (giraffes, zebras, antelopes)
Edge of Africa (lions, hyenas, hippos)
Reptiles
Rhinos
and lastly, Cheetahs.
I really wish I got to sample each option before I decided... I only know that I want to be in whichever place I can learn the most from. Any opinions and advice would be much appreciated! Thank you.
