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Work With the Animals
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Audubon Zoo is an internationally acclaimed facility dedicated to conservation and environmental education. Volunteering at the Zoo helps provide world class care for Audubon Zoo's amazing animal collection and teaches the public how to become better stewards of their environment.
Behind-the-Scenes volunteers will be able to work with exotic and native wildlife while assisting Audubon's expert animal keepers, animal trainers and zoo educators.
To become a Behind-the-Scenes volunteer at Audubon Zoo, you must:
- Be at least 16 years old
- Take a Tuberculosis PPD test - results must prove negative
- Schedule a pre-training interview with the volunteer coordinator
- Complete a 12 week training course
- Pay a $75 course fee to cover training and uniform expenses
- Agree to work a minimum of one 4-hour shift per week
- Volunteer for a minimum of 6 consecutive months
We are currently conducting a Behind-the-Scenes training course which began on Saturday, February 27, 2010. This is a 3 month training program and is only offered twice a year. The next Behind-the-Scenes training course will be held in the Fall.
Apply online or contact the Volunteer Coordinator by email or at (504) 212-5377 with questions.
Endangered Hornbill
Audubon Nature Institute is honored to steward the conservation of endangered hornbills. We are currently supporting 5 adopted hornbill nests through the Hornbill Research Foundation’s nest adoption project that assists local communities in monitoring and studying hornbill nesting in Thailand.
