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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
- Have 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
The next Behind-the-Scenes training course will begin on Saturday, September 18, 2010. This is a 3 month training program and is only offered twice a year. Students must attend one class each week during training and the classes are offered on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons.
Before attending the Behind-the-Scenes training course, please complete an application and come to the Zoo on any Wedensday from 10am-12noon or 2pm-4pm for your interview.
Apply online or contact the Zoo's Adult Volunteer Coordinator by email or at (504) 212-5377 with questions.
Audubon Zoo is proud to house and care for a colony of black handed spider monkeys. These social animals tend to live in groups of about 30 animals. When threatened, these animals will “bark,” shake tree limbs, jump up and down, and throw branches. Despite these defenses, spider monkeys are hunted for the pet trade in Central America and are subsequently disappearing in most areas accessible to man.
