Texas Zoo Management

Spend a full week on-site and behind-the-scenes at a working zoo to learn all about healthy animal care and upkeep in a zoo setting. Open to participants aged 18 and up, this program is designed to help you and your team gain insight into zoo management. Each day, teaching vets and the staff will help you understand and practice different aspects of managing a zoo and its animals through a hands-on field course. Activities include field lectures, labs, and hands-on practice. Develop the ability to apply what you’ve learned to build career readiness and a deeper understanding of the role that quality zoos can play in conservation. This program is designed for undergraduate-level students who are interested in veterinary medicine and in learning more about successfully caring for wild...