The Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary intern curriculum provides a 7-week program giving interns comprehensive experience in zoo operations and animal care. Interns will assist zookeepers with daily routines and work in 5 of the zoo's 7 animal areas, excluding primates and big cats. Each week focuses on a different area, with interns learning tasks and interacting with animals under supervision. The final two weeks cover the education and outreach departments.
The Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary intern curriculum provides a 7-week program giving interns comprehensive experience in zoo operations and animal care. Interns will assist zookeepers with daily routines and work in 5 of the zoo's 7 animal areas, excluding primates and big cats. Each week focuses on a different area, with interns learning tasks and interacting with animals under supervision. The final two weeks cover the education and outreach departments.
The Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary intern curriculum provides a 7-week program giving interns comprehensive experience in zoo operations and animal care. Interns will assist zookeepers with daily routines and work in 5 of the zoo's 7 animal areas, excluding primates and big cats. Each week focuses on a different area, with interns learning tasks and interacting with animals under supervision. The final two weeks cover the education and outreach departments.
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Welcome
Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuarys intern program is intended to give
individuals,18 years of age or older, the opportunity to have a comprehensive, working experience in our Zoo profession. Our intern program offers interns the opportunity to learn about the operations of a modern zoo, animal care, and to obtain some basic entry-level experience. Interns will assist Austin Zookeepers with daily routines, and may work in other areas of the Zoo if needed. On behalf of all of us at Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary welcome to our intern program. Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary is home to over 350 animals, across 100 different species. Over the next several weeks you will be working with our Zookeepers in 5 of the 7 areas throughout our Zoo. Interns will not be able to work in areas 1 or 2 or in the front room of the Education Building. Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary Animal Areas Area 1 - Primates Area 2 - Big Cats Area 3 - Hoof stock Area 4 - Tortoises/Discovery Center Area 5 - Kangaroo, Wolf-Hybrids, Domestic Dogs, Foxes, Kinkajou, Prehensile Porcupine, Binturong. Area 6 - Birds Area 7 - Wolf-Hybrid, Wolf, Prairie Dogs, Genets, Chickens, Roosters, Geese, Domestic Cats, Iguanas, Turkeys, Coatis, Peacock, Ferrets. Week One - Keeper Kitchen and Area 3
Introduction to Gift Shop staff and Zookeepers
Training for food prep for animals, kitchen duties, laundry, janitorial tasks Introduction to area 3 and instruction on basic tasks Interns will be able to interact in some way with the animals in area 3 with the following exceptions: Goat Thunder Chicken Red McCombs
Week Two - Area 4 and Discovery Center
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Introduction to area 4 and instruction on basic tasks
Interns will be able to interact in some way with the animals in area 4 with
the following exception:
Rene the American Alligator Week Three - Area 5 Introduction to area 5 and instruction on basic tasks Interns will be able to interact in some way with the animals in area 5 with
the following exceptions:
Red Kangaroo - observe only Binturong - observe only Ringtail Cat - observe only Wolf-Hybrids - observe only Week Four - Area 6 Introduction to area 6 and instruction on basic tasks Interns will be able to interact in some way with the animals in area 6 only
from the exterior of the habitat.
Week Five - Area 7 Introduction to area 7 and instruction on basic tasks Interns will be able to interact in some way with the animals in area 7 with
the following exceptions:
White Chinese Goose Homer Genets Week Six - Education Department Introduction to our Education Department and instruction on basic tasks
Week Seven - Outreach Department
Introduction to our Outreach Department and instruction on basic tasks
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