Zoo Keeper Resume

Angelo Brown

112 Washburn Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70816

(555)-555-5555

[email]

Job Objective To use my abilities and skills and gain employment as Zoo Keeper.

Highlights of Qualifications:

• Extensive experience of providing zoo maintenance, sanitation, and monitoring services
• In-depth knowledge of zoology principles and animal husbandry practices
• Remarkable knowledge of feeding, care, handling, and behavior management of captive animals
• Familiarity with zoo operations, emergency procedures, and facility maintenance
• Ability to capture and restrain zoo animals of different sizes, carefully
• Ability to communicate with staff, visitors, and public, in a pleasant manner

Professional Experience:

Zoo Keeper

Audubon Zoo – New Orleans, LA

August 2012 – Present

Responsibilities:

• Prepared and administered routine and special food diets to zoo animals.
• Cleaned, sanitized, and maintained all animal enclosures, cages, and exhibit areas, properly.
• Detected, monitored, and reported all sick and injured animals to the supervisor.
• Prepared and maintained all animal-specific records, in an accurate manner.
• Set up, repaired, and renovated all animal exhibits in the zoo.
• Planned and executed educational and public events for students and zoo visitors.

Zoo Keeper

Fort Worth Zoo – Fort Worth, TX

May 2009 – July 2012

Responsibilities:

• Assessed, and addressed all physical and social needs of animals through enrichment programs.
• Prepared and fed appropriate food to zoo animals and bathed them, on a daily basis.
• Cleaned, disinfected, and tidied all animal cages and enclosures, properly.
• Administered medications and provided proper care to sick animals, as directed.
• Created, updated, and maintained correct records of all zoo animals.
• Detected and reported unnatural behavior and abnormal condition of zoo animals, to the supervisor.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

York College, Jamaica, NY