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Weekly insights into Zoos and Aquariums!

11/12/2024

EPISODE 59: Reptiles, role changes and venom programs with Brandon Gifford.

We’re ending 2024 with an incredible guest, Brandon! Brandon shares his journey through the industry, including some difficult decisions he had to make in order to aid his progression to work with his dream species! 🐊

We chat about his new role, skills and goals he hopes to achieve and famous venom program. 🐍

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27/11/2024

EPISODE 58: Documenting Wildlife with Beau Eastman.

Beau has had a long career working in zoos, but for this episode we focus in on his passion and something that he loves creating, wildlife documentaries. 🦅🐨

We talk about how it all started, where Beau hopes the project will go and how one pretty cool person acknowledged his hard work. 🤍

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30/10/2024

EPISODE 56: Let’s talk koalas with Liz Florance.

Liz from joins us to share her extensive experience and knowledge for caring for koalas in human care! 🐨

We touch on the roles koalas play in zoos, how breeding is managed and how we can get involved in vital conservation. 🌳

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11/10/2024

Happy birthday to our beautiful !! 🤍🤎 Today we appreciate Tess and all the amazing things she does for the podcast and the wonderful person that she is! Go wish her happy birthday! We 🤍 you Tess!

29/09/2024

EPISODE 52: What are you training? With Tess & Daisy!

We mixes things up this week as we love highlighting some of the amazing training that is happening within the animal community! 👏🏼

From snakes to seals, domestic dogs and owls, we chat about some of the incredible goals people are achieving within the training world. 🦭🐍🐶🦉

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18/09/2024

EPISODE 51: Behaviour change roles with Sheryl Yeates.

Sheryl joins us this week and shares her incredible passion for sustainability and how we can change and improve sustainability practices at work! ♻️

Being an eco-queen, Sheryl has progressed in her career from zoos, to working in a behaviour change role for the council. 👏🏼

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11/09/2024

EPISODE 50: Conditioning scent training for K-9 units with Adam Skein.

We had such a fun conversation with Adam for the NSW K9 Correctional Services Unit! Adam dives into what his role looks like and what the dogs are used for. 🐶

We chat about different types of conditioning used for training the dogs, how they choose the best training type and how the training works! Plus, the use of different reinforcers! 👏🏼

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09/09/2024

We learnt so much from about the importance of education roles in zoos and aquariums. Listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts! 🤍

04/09/2024

EPISODE 49: Education roles within zoos and aquariums with Kayla Ousley.

The amazing Kayla, from Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, joins us this week chatting all about education roles within facilities. She shares her career background that led her to her role and why hands on education in zoo environments is so important for learning. 🤓

We chat about techniques people can use to provide the best education about the species we’re lucky enough to work with. 🦘

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28/08/2024

EPISODE 48: A career with primates with Lou Grossfeldt.

Lou generously shares an insight into her incredible career working with a variety of primates in different facilities. We talk about training, providing the best welfare and the differences between species! 🐒🦧

Lou also chats about her role working with the Borneo Orangutang Survival group, providing enrichment and welfare to wild animals and how to get involved in field work! 👏🏼

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15/08/2024

EPISODE 46: Let’s catch up with Daisy & Tess!

It’s been a hot minute, but we thought we’d do a short and sweet update episode for what the last few months has looked like for us both! 🥰

Thank you for everyone’s continued support, we’re both so grateful for our TT&T community!! 🤍🐾

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07/08/2024

EPISODE 46: Funnel Web Spiders for anti-venom programs with Emma Teni.

Emma joins us this week to chat about a unique species! Moving from marine to arachnids, Emma shares how she was able to transfer her skill set. 🦭🕷️

We touch on the importance of anti-venom programs and why it’s so important to maintain high standard of welfare for animals used in milking.

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31/07/2024

EPISODE 45: The use of differential reinforcement for training with Deane Jones.

We’re so lucky to have Deane back with us and sharing some of the incredible training they have been achieving with lions and chimps at ! 🐒

We really focus this conversation on how the use of differential reinforcement has helped manage some undesirable behaviours. 👏🏼

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29/05/2024

EPISODE 43: Reptile Conservation in Zoos with Rory Keenan.

Rory has a lot of experience in the industry with his passion primarily driven towards different reptile species. 🐸

Rory chats about some vital conservation work he is participating in with earless dragons and frogs, as well as juggling being the species coordinator for Fijian Iguanas. 🦎

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23/05/2024

EPISODE 42: Working in a rhino orphanage and maintaining your identity as a zookeeper with Sophie Bland.

Sophie initially worked in zoos before moving across to field work where she spent a lot of time at a rhino orphanage in Africa. She shares the day to day and the harsh realities of the job. 🦏

Like many of us, Sophie struggled with the idea of being a zookeeper and conservationist encompassing her personality, we chat through balance and things to remember when working in a compassion role. 🫶🏼

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16/05/2024

EPISODE 41: Raptors, Buffalo’s and Enrichment Programs with Blake Hutchinson.

Blake joins us this week to touch on his career working across numerous facilities primarily specialising in raptors and mammals! 🦅

Blake has a huge passion for enrichment and shared why quality enrichment is so important and how we can better provide it.

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14/05/2024

ATTENTION - Animal Training Community - We need YOUR help!

We apologize for our recent lack of activity on social media, but rest assured, we've been hard at work organizing our upcoming conference.

Our committee members, Phoebe and Bianca, recently had the opportunity to attend The Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) conference in Nashville, USA. Their aim was to stay abreast of the latest developments in animal behaviour within zoos, parks, and aquariums worldwide over the past year. The conference featured some truly remarkable presentations.

During their time there, Phoebe and Bianca had the chance to reconnect with our esteemed invited speakers from the 2023 conference, Ken Ramirez, Rick Hester, and Tim Sullivan.

And now we need YOUR help!

We want to hear from you which speakers you would like us to invite out for the 2025 conference? Post below who you would like to see present at our next event.

More details around when and where will be relieved over the coming months!

05/05/2024

An owl smoooosh for your Monday morning. 🦉🤍

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