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- Provide daily care to animals by maintaining enclosures and exhibits

- Assist with diet preparation and distribution

- Improve animal welfare by preparing and implementing enrichment items and activities

- Follow safety precautions and regulations to AZA standards

• Triaged incoming patients to determine treatment needs and urgency of care.
• Positioned animals for diagnostic imaging such as x-rays and ultrasounds.
• Assisted in the administration of medications, vaccinations, and treatments as prescribed by the veterinarian.
• Enhanced patient care by assisting veterinarians with examinations, routine procedures, and emergency surgeries.
• Provided customer support to clients, answering questions and addressing pet health concerns.
• Assisted in emergency situations effectively providing first aid or life-saving measures under veterinarian supervision.
• 5,000+ hours of animal care

• Participated in data collection on the endangered Pacific Green Sea Turtle and the critically endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle
• In-water monitoring of sea turtle populations using net capture methods
• Assisted in tag placement, parasite removal, and tissue sample collection
• Contributed to habitat restoration efforts of mangrove forests

• Practiced radiology, anesthesia, and suturing techniques for wild animals
• Shadowed and assisted veterinarians with exams and surgeries on exotic animals
• Practiced handling and chemical restraint of a variety of wild animals including sloths, anteaters, and many tropical birds
• Observed rescue, rehabilitation, and release of injured wildlife

• Mixed and administered special food formulas to individual animals based on unique dietary needs
• Maintained clean enclosures to ensure calf health
• Analyzed behavioral and fecal changes and reported to supervisor