UK driving license
College & University
- Target training a Fiji-banded iguana and target & station training red foot tortoises.
- Handling, cleaning, and learning husbandry regimes for a range of species such as tapir, callitrichids, meerkats, otters, hawks, porcupine, assassin bugs, ants, tarantula, and arid, tropical, or aquatic herptiles.
- ZIMS training, collection planning, budgeting, enclosure maintenance and 3D design.
Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
Animal caretaker, conservationist, and volunteer | South Africa | 18th February – 27th February 2023
- Preparing specialized nutritious diets & feeding animals such as lions, cheetah, painted dogs, hyena, serval, hornbills, vultures, hawks and many more.
- Cleaning & upkeep of enclosures such as Stoffel the famous honey badger or bushbabies.
- Assisting in general animal care such as administrating medications, applying supplements and record keeping of individual animals with various species-specific needs.
- Butchering conservation-related culled elephant carcass & learning how to deyolk defrosted chicks for resident animals’ consumption.
- Invasive plant species removal
- Placing camera traps and conducting specie counts
- Removing snares and illegally placed traps
- Restoring old agricultural land into natural habitats
Dave Cumber Veterinary Surgeon
Voluntary work experience assistant | Dorset | Weymouth | September 2020 – February 2021
- Moving animals from one place to another within the practice
- Deep cleaning each room after use
- Supporting surgeons in the theatre
- Cleaning and maintenance of kennel cages and cattery
- Preparing animals for euthanasia
- Helping with inventory stocktake and deliveries.
Abbotsbury Children’s Farm
Animal caretaker | Dorset | Abbotsbury | September 2019 – April 2020
- Preparing food for the animals and delivering to their enclosure at specific mealtimes.
- Moving animals from one location to another such as from pen to field.
- Educating the public and working with young people through live talks, one-to-one encounters, shows, feeding displays and handling opportunities for various animal residents on-site.
- Working with volunteers and developing teamwork + leaderships skills
- Conducting routine maintenance of animal husbandry such as cleaning, enclosure safety evaluation, monitoring nutrition, grooming, administrating supplements and medications to animals, and regular health checking of all species on-site.
Costa Rica Expedition
Conservationist, expeditionist, rural community aid | 16th July – 16th August 2019
- Amphibian and primate specie population counts.
- Constructing beehives to encourage pollinators and bird boxes for nesting native species.
- Digging gulley drainage systems for rural villages, building foundations for education centre
- Measuring materials and constructing plant nurseries for a secondary rainforest
- Attending wildlife talks, bushwalks and exploring culturally different perspectives from locals on conservation and animal welfare.
