Wildlife Safari

Animal Education Intern

May - August 2021 • Winston, OR

What I liked

SUPER hands on. We flew solo after we were cleared.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Zookeeper Intern

June - September 2018 • Winston, OR

What I liked

I loved working with all sorts of animals from deer to rhinos and giraffes.

What I wish was different

I wish there was more time in the day to spend with training and hands on with animals. For the most part, cleaning up after them took up 8 hour days.

Advice

The first week is brutal. You will be tired and smelly and bruised. But you get the hang of it quickly.

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Booth Worker

June - September 2020 • Winston, OR

What I liked

Working with the animals

What I wish was different

Management drama

Advice

Make sure to be patient with the customers. They may be just as frustrated and tired as you are. Also, bring sunscreen and sunglasses!

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Zookeeper Intern

June - August 2019 • Winston, OR

What I liked

Working with animals, learning a lot about conservation

What I wish was different

Elephant department is extremely hard to work in. Elephant staff is very chatty and cliquey. Intern house is disgusting.

Advice

Spend the extra money and find your own housing.

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Booths

July - September 2021 • Winston, OR

What I liked

Coworkers are awesome people including my superiors. Work itself haves some activity and rarely taxing. A lot of standing and walking is about it. Yet there is still some downtime to relax. The atmosphere is a vary lively place. Also nice to be outside a lot too.

What I wish was different

This is more of a downside since not much can really be done about it. With how busy weekends are it can get a little overwhelming just being a fast pasted environment. And there are some low IQ people you have to deal with. Working with foreigners can also be an added challenge if they don't speak English very well. Lastly, AC is limited so it will get hot at times.