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Tasmanian devil husbandry course

Zoo keepers from around the world are coming to Trowunna Wildlife Park in Tasmania for hands-on training in Tasmanian devil husbandry.

The program is an accredited Certificate 4 course in its fourth year and covers handling techniques and vital information for keeping sometimes-nervous devils as stress-free as possible.

Nathan Halbertstadt from Indiana USA comes from the last zoo in north America to have a live devil: Fort Wayne Childrens Zoo. More keepers from both Australia and overseas are expected to attend the course in future in anticipation of growth in the Insurance Population breeding program.


Full article at ABC Northern Tasmania

Posted by: admin on 24 Oct 2007 03:13 AM. Updated by: admin on 24 Oct 2007 03:13 AM

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