For more info, go on the AZA.org job posting site and take a look around, a lot of job posts include pay.
It depends on the zoo. I have been in the zoo industry for a while now. Some keepers make minimum wage (which can be low as $8.95 an hour). Some...
Orangutan's have several facial expressions that you could consider basic primate facial expressions such as the fear grimmace and play face...
Just looked at the pictures you posted and it seems they have made a lot of changes (obviously not great changes). The siamang exhibit used to...
If I remember right it was near that small island that housed a lone gibbon, to the right of the island. It might also not have been an island, it...
I visited that zoo about 3 years ago and found it quite disturbing. The only "potential" it had was the fact that it had space and a variety of...
Must be it.
Didn't see it mentioned here but a colleague of mine has been quite involved in an Asian themed exhibit at the Virginia Zoo. Believe he called it...
Another comment on the breeding issue. Zoo's do have a stable breeding population, they have not only working professionals, but genetic and...
I wouldn't trust anything being produced by an organization that accredits facilities that exploits exotic animals for their owners well-being....
Chimpanzees and gorillas do live in sympatric areas in the wild and certainly come into contact. They also go after similiar food resources so I...
The zoo needs a lot of work. Unfortunately, unless they go broke that means that animals and exhibits will stay the way they are, its not going to...
Brazil has a large chimpanzee sanctuary that has been advocating for the release of that individual chimpanzee, among several others, in countries...
Jane Goodall's most recent book "Hope for animals and their world" is a book about conservation success and has quite a few success stories that...
Yes, experience can go a long way, certainly do not give up! And if an education is holding you back, get a different job and go to school part...
I agree with jackandthecats, the asian elephant should be placed with others of her species. African elephants and asian elephants are MORE...
Are they considering relocating Connie to another zoo or sanctuary because she is Asian or are they going to include her in the Africa exhibit...
That might be more practical for you, but were discussing whats best for the individual who posted this question, who is already considering going...
Maybe I wasn't being entirely clear. Experience is very very important. But do not overlook an education either. The reason zoos have evolved from...
Considering the standards for zoos (in terms of enclosure design, enrichment) in Western Europe tend to be (but not all the time) higher then the...
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