Paws Your Day

Paws Your Day - Episode 8; Interview with Terri on AZA accreditation

Join us as we dive into AZA (Associations of Zoos and Aquariums) accreditation and what it takes to hold that standard, with our Cameron Park Zoological and Botanical Society Director Terri.  
And the website mentioned in the podcast is aza.org.  You can use this resource to find AZA accredited zoos to visit. 

Paws Your Day - Episode 7; Interview with Emily from Wild Think

On this episode we talk with Emily from Wild Think about the importance of enrichment and why that makes our zoo so excited to have the new vending machine for orangutans!

Paws Your Day - Episode 6; Interview with Nick from Wild Think

Join us for this amazing episode where we talk about a new enrichment item the orangutans received - a vending machine!  Wild Think created vending machines made for great apes.  

Paws Your Day - Episode 5; Interview with Lynn on the Cardiac Workshop

On this episode we dive into the Great Ape Cardiac Health Workshop that is hosted by Cameron Park Zoo. 
The zoo created the workshop in 2015 through collaborations with Lynn.  Since it's creation Cameron Park Zoo has hosted an annual workshop that is free for peers in the field to learn about great ape cardiac health and behaviors that are trained to monitor the ape's hearts.  

Paws Your Day - Episode 4; Interview with Lori on medical training with great apes

Come Paws Your Day for this amazing interview with Lori, who is a vet tech!  She talks with our hosts about medical training in great apes and what goes into the training that we do.

Paws Your Day - Episode 3; Interview with Bob on cardiac health in great apes

Enjoy this episode with the first guest speaker.  Bob is a vet tech at the Minnesota Zoo and joined our hosts to talk about cardiac health in great apes

Paws Your Day - Episode 2; Being A Zookeeper

Join our hosts as we dive into what it is like to be a Zookeeper at Cameron Park Zoo.  On this episode of Paws Your Day: Chronicles of Cameron Park Zoo, we talk about what a day looks like as a zookeeper, what our jobs and tasks are, and the details in between!And if you're interested in purchasing the animal art that we talked about, here is the link: https://my-site-108118-104782.square.site/

Paws Your Day - Episode 1: Introduction to the Podcast

Welcome to Paws Your Day: Chronicles of Cameron Park Zoo! Join our hosts, Emily and Katrinna, as they begin this podcast with the introduction to Cameron Park Zoo.  Cameron Park Zoo is an award winning, AZA accredited zoo in Waco, TX. On this first episode our hosts dive into Cameron Park Zoo and the how and why they started a podcast.  So go ahead and Paws Your Day, for these Chronicles of Cameron Park Zoo