Hi - I just joined this group. I have been a zoo volunteer for about 20 years. We just moved to the Phoenix area, and I have started volunteering as an...
Welcome to the group Ann! Wow! It sounds like you've been a part of some really neat places. I'm Dave and I am a docent at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. Nice to...
Hi Ann, My wife and I are volunteers at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Rainforest. Going on 3 years now, we're both interpretive post holders as well. We...
Thanks for the welcomes from Jim and Dave. I am glad that this group exists. After volunteering at several zoos, it is clear to me that we all face many of the...
Hi Group, Just to inform you that our website is now up and running - if not completed. www.fopz.org If anyone would like more information or would like to...
I have an interview coming up for a zookeeping position - what questions should I be sure to ask of the interviewer, and what is a typical starting salary for...
Hi Jenny- I would look at the aza and aazk's website ( www.aza.org or www.aazk.org ) and check out the job listings. Some of them list salaries and that might...
If you have not interviewed yet for this zoo position, I am more then willing to give you some input on what to expect from a career in zookeeping. I have over...
Hello everyone, I just joined this group. I joined because next year I will begin training to become a weekend docent for the San Antonio Zoo. I have been a...
Hello everyone, I wish all Zoo volunteers and their Animals the very best for 2005! Here is one of my albums. These are Animals from the San Antonio Zoo. I...
Hi, I sent my album to the group, but here it is again, and you don't have to sign it to view it. (I forgot to uncheck that option before :-) Happy 2005! ...
Great pictures! Thanks for sharing! DAVE roxanne62@... wrote: Hi, I sent my album to the group, but here it is again, and you don't have to sign it to view...
saying g'day from western australia a docent for 5 years at Perth zoo just wondering what happens in this group ... to see some photos of Perth zoo you can...
John, This is a very quiet group. Welcome! ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000 guides! ...
... Thanks Ellen i kind of guessed it was quiet but looked interesting i often take photos at Perth zoo and put them on my website is it ok to announce new...
Hi John, I joined this group quite a while ago but as has been said by Ellen it is a quiet group. I suppose it up to us, as group members to get something...
... G'day Jo I have only been a volunteer for about 6 years, and have enjoyed every second To get to be a volunteer you have to go to a yearly intake day,...
I've been a volunteer @ the Oregon Zoo (Portland Oregon) for about 3 years now. We've got a fantastic program. Depending on when we can work we can do...
Susan, Cool. It sounds nice. I wish we could get more hands-on type jobs (shoveling tiger poo, etc) . Unfortunately, Our zoo is unionized which means that if...
For the past twenty-two months, I have been a student in the Exotic Animal Training and Management Program in Moorpark, CA. It has been a blast as well as a...
Hello everyone, I know there have been a couple of intros to the group, so here's mine :-) I'm Roxanne Cuevas, and I'm a docent-in-training for the San...
Since everyone else is introducing themselves, I guess it is my turn. :) My name is Michelle. I live in a small Texas town about twenty miles south of Ft...
Welcome to our quiet group! My name is Dave Fuentes and I am a docent for Chicago's Brookfield Zoo! ROXANNE CUEVAS <roxanne62@...> wrote:That sounds...
Cool! What animals do you guys have up there? All the area zoos down here have animals from Africa, Asia, and the Austalian Outback. Michelle "Dave V. Fuentes"...
You should come see us now. We've changed quite a lot just in the last 10 years. ROXANNE CUEVAS <roxanne62@...> wrote:I lived in Chicago for awhile and I...
