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Comment on Manatee Rehab at Lowry Park Zoo by Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:43:41 +0000

Lowry Park and Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota do their own research plus callaborate with USF on different projects. Regardless of which facility you are interested in, a proposal would have to be submitted. IMATA (International Marine Animal Trainers Association) is a good resource to find and propose reserch projects to the many facilities around the world. Their website is http://www.imata.org.

Comment on Manatee Rehab at Lowry Park Zoo by Yasamin

Yasamin — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:06:18 +0000

Hi,

I am interested in conducting some research on manatees. Do you know if Lowry Park Zoo allows researchers to do studies on their manatees, or if there is any other rehab or rescue place that would?

Thanks!

Comment on My Animal Travel Bucket List by Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:40:05 +0000

Thank you, Melissa! I love seeing the passion for our natural world in the young people today! I’ll try to answer a few of your questions: You are on the right path with volunteering at an animal shelter and organizing a future internship with Big Cat Rescue. Experience is vital. The degree you get doesn’t matter as much as your experience, though some places will use a psychology or biological science degree as a factor to reduce the number of candidates. For your resume, make sure you list your fluency in English AND Spanish. Being bilingual is a bigger asset than the particular degree. For a list of internships, visit AZA.ORG for North American zoological facilities (under JOBS, and its free) and IMATA.ORG (pay for a year membership) for international internships working with marine mammals. Wherever you intern, use your contacts to forward your resume on to other places. The animal training world is very competitve, and it’s more of a who-you-know rather than what-you-know world. Working with animals is 70% work (cleaning, diets, maintenance) and 30% animal interaction and it’s a very rewarding career in trust and unique experiences. I’ll send you my email for any other questions you may have or to hopefully get a periodic update from you!

Comment on My Animal Travel Bucket List by MelisaH

MelisaH — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:15:35 +0000

Just found your blog and I’m SO jealous of your life! :p
I have a ton of questions for you! Like what did you major in? How did you get started? I’d love so much to do the things you do. All I’ve ever wanted to do in my life is be around animals. I’m American but my parents are Dominican. I’ve spent lots of time on the island and every time I’m there I end up at ocean world(: I have pictures of Bravo and Blanco on my hard drive lol. Anyway with me being fluent in Spanish I’ve been thinking about finding animal related work in either the DR or Costa Rica or someplace I just don’t know how to go about it.. especially since my major has nothing to do with animals, biology or zoology etc. (It’s art related actually lol ) and I’m already 20 and don’t have much experience( tho I’m starting work soon at my local animal shelter and I’m planning to intern at Tampa’s Big Cat Rescue sometime in the next 2 years, I’ve also thought about getting certified by ABI – Animal Behavior Institute – but I’m not sure of their reputation or quality of training and education as I’ve heard negative things from similar programs at other schools ). D: sorry this is so long but you’ve just become my role model lol!. I’d appreciate it greatly and would love if you could take the time out of your amazing, blessed life to respond to this (: til then, your page is officially bookmarded on my browser and I’ll be reading around, but if you don’t respond thanks so much for sharing your work here with us! I’m sure it inspires many as it does me.
-Mel

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Where in the World to Go Whale Watching « Kirsten Writes — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:45:40 +0000

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Comment on Snorkeling With Whale Sharks in Mexico by 9 Wild Animal Encounters Worth the Trip

9 Wild Animal Encounters Worth the Trip — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:31:27 +0000

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